<p>"The president has developed a credible strategy designed to achieve success... The president's strategy is entirely consistent with the approach that Australia is taking in Afghanistan," Rudd said in a statement.<br />Rudd was quoted in the media as saying that Australia remained committed to its role in the war-torn nation.<br />"We are working to train the Afghan security forces so that responsibility for security can be transferred to them," he said.<br />Australia is the ninth biggest contributor of international forces with its 1500 soldiers fighting the Taliban militants in Afghanistan.<br />"Australia expects the government of Afghanistan to play its part in doing what is necessary to improve security and the delivery of government services to its people," he said.<br />Rudd and Defence Minister John Faulkner have consistently refused to send more troops.<br />Obama said he would deploy 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan at the "fastest pace possible", aiming to speed up a handover to Afghan forces and start a US pullout in July 2011.</p>
<p>"The president has developed a credible strategy designed to achieve success... The president's strategy is entirely consistent with the approach that Australia is taking in Afghanistan," Rudd said in a statement.<br />Rudd was quoted in the media as saying that Australia remained committed to its role in the war-torn nation.<br />"We are working to train the Afghan security forces so that responsibility for security can be transferred to them," he said.<br />Australia is the ninth biggest contributor of international forces with its 1500 soldiers fighting the Taliban militants in Afghanistan.<br />"Australia expects the government of Afghanistan to play its part in doing what is necessary to improve security and the delivery of government services to its people," he said.<br />Rudd and Defence Minister John Faulkner have consistently refused to send more troops.<br />Obama said he would deploy 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan at the "fastest pace possible", aiming to speed up a handover to Afghan forces and start a US pullout in July 2011.</p>