‘We Must Learn’ From War Crimes Inquiry Findings: Australia’s Defence Minister

‘We Must Learn’ From War Crimes Inquiry Findings: Australia’s Defence Minister
Australian Minister for Defence and WA senator Linda Reynolds speaks during the Business News event at the Hyatt Regency Perth in Perth, Australia on Nov. 20, 2020. Stefan Gosatti/Getty Images
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Australia’s Defence Minister Linda Reynolds told a Perth business breakfast forum on Friday that the findings of a report into alleged war crimes by Australian special forces soldiers in Afghanistan was “very confronting.”

The report from the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force (IGADF) alleges that SAS soldiers unlawfully killed unarmed Afghan civilians.

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