KABUL, November 11, SPA -- Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd paid a surprise visit to his country"s troops in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the Afghan president"s office said. Australia has about 1,550 troops in Afghanistan _ the largest contribution of any country outside NATO, mainly focused on training an Afghan National Army brigade in the southern province of Uruzgan. Eleven Australian soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since the 2001 invasion, the most recent in July. --SPA 14:27 LOCAL TIME 11:27 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/718000