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Australian troops unlawfully killed 39 Afghans including ‘blooding’ to achieve first kill

Mr Campbell said the illegal killings began in 2009, with the majority occurring in 2012 and 2013. He said some in the Special Air Service encouraged “a self-centred, warrior culture”.

Joe Mellor by Joe Mellor
November 19, 2020
in World News

A shocking Australian military report into war crimes has found evidence that elite Australian troops unlawfully killed 39 Afghan prisoners, farmers and civilians.

Australian Defence Force chief general Angus Campbell said the shameful record included alleged instances in which new patrol members would shoot a prisoner in order to achieve their first kill in a practice known as “blooding”.

He said the soldiers would then plant weapons and radios to support false claims the prisoners were enemies killed in action.

Australia Afghanistan Report
Mr Campbell said the report recommended 19 soldiers be investigated by police for possible charges (Mick Tsikas/Pool Photo via AP)

Mr Campbell said the illegal killings began in 2009, with the majority occurring in 2012 and 2013. He said some in the Special Air Service encouraged “a self-centred, warrior culture”.

He said the report recommended 19 soldiers be investigated by police for possible charges, including murder.

Apologise

The chief was announcing the findings of a four-year investigation by Paul Brereton, a judge who was asked to look into the allegations and interviewed more than 400 witnesses and reviewed thousands of pages of documents.

“To the people of Afghanistan, on behalf of the Australian Defence Force, I sincerely and unreservedly apologise for any wrongdoing by Australian soldiers,” Mr Campbell said.

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The report was the result of a four-year investigation (Mick Tsikas/Pool Photo via AP)

He said he had spoken directly to his Afghan military counterpart to express his remorse.

“Such alleged behaviour profoundly disrespected the trust placed in us by the Afghan people who had asked us to their country to help them,” Mr Campbell said.

“It would have devastated the lives of Afghan families and communities, causing immeasurable pain and suffering. And it would have put in jeopardy our mission and the safety of our Afghan and coalition partners.”

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