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NewsMail Morning Edition Sun 28 Jul, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Rudd makes surprise visit to troops in Afghanistan By defence correspondent Michael Brissenden in Tarin Kot Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and his wife Therese Rein have made a surprise visit to troops in Afghanistan. Mr Rudd visited the Australian base in Tarin Kot to thank troops for their service. On his fifth visit to the base, Mr Rudd told the soldiers that it is time for them to come home. "Your mums and dads, your brothers and sisters, your wives and husbands and partners, and your kids are all enormously proud of you," he said. 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