Australian SAS officers complicit in unlawful 'throwdowns' on dead Afghans, report finds

A previously unpublished 2021 ADF inspector report reveals SAS officers knew of and failed to stop the planting of weapons on dead Afghan civilians to misrepresent them as combatants. The report cites a 'breakdown of command' enabling 'egregious behaviour,' marking a formal acknowledgment of command complicity in war crimes. This raises accountability questions and could affect Australia's international standing and military justice proceedings.

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