The Australian Defence Force will introduce meals catering for "diverse cultural and religious needs" for the first time as part of a new deal for combat rations.
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and now to the flip side for you. our look behind the headlines. it is almost memorial day weekend and for many of us that means an extra day off of work and an unofficial start to summer. but this federal holiday on the last monday in may was originally established to honor the men and women who have died serving in the u.s. military. eight u.s. troops in afghanistan were added to their ranks yesterday when a bomb exploded in a field they were patrolling. it was the deadliest day this month for coalition forces there. that brings the total to 148 u.s. troops killed in afghanistan this year alone and over 1500 killed since the war began in 2001. we re due to start withdrawing combat forces in just two months, but right now there is no telling how long the u.s. has to stay in support of afghan security forces. combat rations in iraq ended last summer.