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  Key findings of the Brereton report into allegations of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan

  

  theguardian.com

  The heavily redacted report found credible evidence to support allegations that 39 Afghan civilians were killed by Australian special forces Full report: ‘A disgraceful and profound betrayal of the ADF’The findings of Maj Gen Paul Brereton, after a four-year inquiry, paint a grim picture of the actions of some of Australia’s most elite soldiers in Afghanistan.Brereton’s report relates allegations of unlawful killings, blood lust, a broken culture and cover up. Continue reading...

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  Australian MP and ex-soldier blasts release of 'unproven rumours' alleging Afghan war crimes

  

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  Andrew Hastie says details in Brereton report alleging special forces soldiers murdered Afghan children allowed Beijing...

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  China and Australia are in a nasty diplomatic spat over a fake tweet — and real war crimes

  

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  Photo reveals Australian soldier drinking beer out of dead Taliban fighter's prosthetic leg

  

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  Exclusive: Image obtained by Guardian Australia shows limb being used to down drinks in a special...

  Exclusive: Image obtained by Guardian Australia shows limb being used to down drinks in a special forces bar in AfghanistanSenior Australian special forces soldiers drank beer out of the prosthetic leg of a dead Taliban soldier at an unauthorised bar in Afghanistan – with a photograph of the act being revealed for the first time by Guardian Australia.A number of photographs obtained by the...

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