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Foreign troops committing crimes should be brought to justice: Chinese UN envoy

18th December, 2020 · admin · 5 Comments

Ariana: Geng Shuang, China’s deputy permanent representative to the United Nations said on Thursday that all foreign forces in Afghanistan committing crimes should be brought to justice. The report stated that 19 Australian soldiers were involved in the killings however, none were identified but have been referred for possible prosecution. Click here to read more

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Posted in Australia-Afghanistan Relations, China-Afghanistan Relations, Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Crime and Punishment, Human Rights | Tags: War Crime |
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The war crimes report has reawakened old traumas for Afghan-Australians

4th December, 2020 · admin · 3 Comments

The Guardian (UK): It’s nearly two weeks since Australian defence force chief Angus Campbell released the Brereton report, alleging war crimes perpetrated by Australians in Afghanistan. Two immensely difficult and challenging weeks not just for the ADF but for Afghan-Australians. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Australia-Afghanistan Relations, Health News, Human Rights, Opinion/Editorial | Tags: Mental Health, War Crime |
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Australian soldier drinks beer from dead Taliban fighter’s prosthetic leg

1st December, 2020 · admin · 1 Comment

Ariana: A photograph obtained by The Guardian shows a senior Australian special forces soldier drinking beer out of the prosthetic leg of a dead Taliban fighter at an unauthorised bar on a base in Uruzgan province, in Afghanistan, in 2009. The picture of the beer swilling soldier comes amid a growing scandal following the release

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Posted in Australia-Afghanistan Relations, Human Rights | Tags: War Crime |
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‘My Heart Burns’: Afghan Victims Of Alleged Australian Atrocities Demand Justice

24th November, 2020 · admin · 10 Comments

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 23, 2020 Sharifullah Sharafat Abubakar Siddique TARIN KOT, Afghanistan — Mariam weeps at any mention of her late son, Rozi Khan. The Afghan grandmother, who goes by one name only, vividly remembers how Australian forces killed Khan, 22, in Sarkhum, their village near Tarin Kot, the capital of southern Uruzgan

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Posted in Australia-Afghanistan Relations, Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Crime and Punishment, Human Rights | Tags: Uruzgan, War Crime |
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Australian War Crimes Report Shows Young Soldiers Were Encouraged to Shoot Afghanistan Prisoners to Get First Kill

19th November, 2020 · admin · 1 Comment

By Phil Mercer VOA News November 19, 2020 SYDNEY – A four-year inquiry into Australian special forces in Afghanistan has found “credible evidence” of the “murder” of 39 prisoners, farmers or other civilians. Australian Defense Force Chief Angus Campbell released the final report Thursday. Nineteen Australian soldiers are suspected of executing 39 Afghan prisoners and civilians

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Posted in Australia-Afghanistan Relations, Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Crime and Punishment | Tags: War Crime |
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Woman Behind SAS ‘War Crimes’ Report Breaks Her Silence

16th November, 2020 · admin · Leave a comment

Tolo News: The woman who interviewed hardened special forces soldiers to uncover horrifying ‘war crimes’ by Australian troops in Afghanistan has broken her silence, Daily Mail reported. She said SAS members were ‘obsessed’ with the ‘kill boards’ they kept on their walls that included murdered prisoners and civilians to increase their counts. Click here to

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Posted in Australia-Afghanistan Relations, Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Crime and Punishment, Human Rights | Tags: War Crime |
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Australia Appoints Special Prosecutor To Investigate Possible War Crimes In Afghanistan

12th November, 2020 · admin · 3 Comments

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 12, 2020 Australia will appoint a special prosecutor to investigate alleged war crimes committed by Australian special forces in Afghanistan. Prime Minister Scott Morrison on November 12 warned Australians to expect allegations of “serious and possibly criminal misconduct” ahead of the release a report into the conduct of elite Australian

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Posted in Australia-Afghanistan Relations, Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Human Rights | Tags: War Crime |
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Australian forces kill Afghan prisoner due to lack of room on aircraft

22nd October, 2020 · admin · 1 Comment

 Australian Special Forces reportedly shot and killed an Afghan prisoner because there was not enough space on their aircraft during a drug operation at Camp Bastion in 2012.

Posted in Australia-Afghanistan Relations, Crime and Punishment | Tags: War Crime |
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Australia’s SAS chief admits his forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan, as claims emerge that civilians were killed, including one who was ‘stomped to death’

30th June, 2020 · admin · 7 Comments

The Daily Mail (UK): Australia’s special forces chief has admitted that SAS soldiers did commit war crimes in Afghanistan. Australian Special Operations Commander Major-General Adam Findlay told SAS soldiers at Perth’s Campbell Barracks that ‘there are guys who criminally did something’ and ‘poor leadership’ is to blame. This is the first time a senior officer

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Posted in Australia-Afghanistan Relations, Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Human Rights | Tags: War Crime |
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Australian special forces probed for alleged Afghan war crimes

26th February, 2020 · admin · Leave a comment

Al Jazeera: Australia is investigating more than 50 alleged war crimes by the country’s special forces in Afghanistan, including the killing of civilians and prisoners, a military watchdog said on Tuesday. These relate mainly to unlawful killings of “persons who were non-combatants or were no longer combatants”, as well as “cruel treatment” of such persons,

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Posted in Australia-Afghanistan Relations, Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Human Rights | Tags: War Crime |
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