Scott Morrison announces withdrawal of Australian troops from Afghanistan Posted 3 updated 2 AprApril 2021 at 4:46am Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Watch 1 s Share Print text only Cancel Prime Minister Scott Morrison became emotional as he read out a list of Australians killed in the war in Afghanistan and announced Australian troops would leave the country by September. Key points: 41 Australians died during the decades-long conflict Mr Morrison says Australia continues to support talks between Afghanistan and the Taliban More than 39,000 Australians were deployed and 41 of them were killed during the decades-long conflict.