Reuters: Australia’s military watchdog has issued a public plea for information regarding rumours of possible war crimes committed by Australian troops in Afghanistan. The ABC reported in July on an alleged cover-up of the killing of an Afghan boy as well as hundreds of pages of leaked defence force documents relating to the secretive operations of the
VOA News / July 29, 2017 SYDNEY — An inquiry is looking into allegations an Australian Special Forces soldier shot dead a man in Afghanistan then planted a firearm on the body to make it look like the trooper had acted in self-defense. The probe is part of a far-reaching investigation of Australia’s elite fighting units.
Press TV July 12, 2017 Australian Special Forces are under a secret defense investigation for the unlawful killing of Afghan civilians, according to leaked documents, which provide new details of deadly incidents in southern Afghanistan. Hundreds of pages of secret defense force documents — many marked AUSTEO (Australian Eyes Only) — have been leaked to the Australian Broadcasting
The Sydney Morning Herald: Afghanistan, 2008. A crude rocket fired by insurgents explodes in a cloud of dust and rock near a platoon of Australian commandos. Unsure of the source of the attack, one soldier aims a heavy machine gun at a group of suspected insurgents. In the chaos, a child’s arm is shot off. Click here
Global Research: Australian government officials are at it again, and the visit by President Ashaf Ghani to Canberra on Sunday piqued interest amongst various members of the Afghan community concerned about the next innovation in cruelty practiced by Canberra. Click here to read more (external link). Related Turnbull pledges Afghanistan support but forced return of asylum
Press TV April 3, 2017 Hundreds of Afghans in Australia have staged a rally in protest at Kabul’s discriminatory policies, as Afghanistan’s president is visiting the capital Canberra. The peaceful protesters gathered outside the Government House on Monday, calling on Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s government to end discrimination against the Hazara ethnic minority and to refuse accepting
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 15, 2017 An Australian aid worker kidnapped in Afghanistan last year has been released, according to an Afghan official and the Australian government. The woman, whose identity has not been revealed, was kidnapped in Kabul in November. Mohammad Salim Almas, the head of criminal investigations in Kabul, said the woman
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 11, 2017 The Afghan Taliban has released a video showing an American and an Australian who were kidnapped in August. The two men, identified as Kevin King and Timothy Weekes, were abducted near the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul, where they worked as teachers. In the video sent to
Phil Mercer VOA News November 13, 2016 SYDNEY — Some refugees held in controversial Australian-run camps in the South Pacific will be resettled in the United States. Speaking in Canberra, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said it would be a “one-off” deal. Under tough border security laws, asylum seekers intercepted trying to reach Australia by boat are
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 6, 2016 Australia’s government says it is trying to confirm reports that one of its nationals has been kidnapped in Afghanistan, the latest in a series of reported abductions involving foreign aid workers. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Canberra said on November 6 that the Australian embassy