Army boss "sickened" by Afghanistan war crimes report

Australia’s Chief of Army was left “sickened” by a report into alleged war crimes committed by special forces soldiers in Afghanistan.

Defence considered abolishing SAS over war crimes report

Australia’s military chiefs considered disbanding the country’s entire Special Air Service Regiment after receiving evidence of shocking war crimes committed in Afghanistan.

Australian Defence Force chief General Angus Campbell delivers the findings from the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force Afghanistan Inquiry. Photo: AAP/Mick Tsikas

"Profound betrayal": War crimes report refers Australian soldiers to police over Afghan murders, SAS unit disbanded

A damning report into alleged war crimes by elite Australian soldiers with a “self-centred warrior culture” serving in Afghanistan will see 36 instances of unlawful killings and murder referred to Australian Federal Police for criminal investigation, with the Chief of Army today ordering the disbanding of an entire SAS squadron.

Taliban strikes main US base in Afghanistan

Suicide bombers have struck the main US military base in Afghanistan, killing two people and injuring scores in a major attack that could scupper plans to revive peace talks.

US Govt misled public on Afghanistan: documents

The US government across three White House administrations misled the public about failures in the Afghanistan war, often suggesting success where it didn’t exist, according to thousands of pages of documents obtained by The Washington Post.

Victoria Cross winner denies war crime claim

Australia’s most decorated soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has rejected allegations aired in a Nine Network report that he had been involved in a war crime.

Islamic State regrouping, "plotting attacks" in Afghanistan

The Islamic State group has lost its caliphate in Syria and Iraq, but in the forbidding mountains of northeastern Afghanistan the group is expanding its footprint.

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