Afghanistan

Commentary: History Repeats as our Allies Left Behind

Opinion – Shame in Walking Away from Afghanistan

THERE are multiple historic examples why the nation known variously as Afghanistan has been termed “the graveyard of empires”. Now, after 20 years of continuous involvement in the latest failed international intervention in Afghan affairs, Australia has also become...

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Opinion: Comment on the Afghanistan Allegations

Opinion: Comment on the Afghanistan Allegations

“I have been following the public debate on the allegations that our soldiers have committed criminal acts whilst deployed on operations in Afghanistan. I feel compelled  to take a moment to comment on the Brereton report and its allegations the SAS committed war...

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Media Statement – Natural Justice Must Prevail

Media Statement – Natural Justice Must Prevail

Now is the time for a considered assessment of the findings of the Inspector General’s Report into alleged serious misconduct by Australia’s Special Forces in Afghanistan. It is an internal ADF Report that now is subject to ADF disciplinary and administrative...

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Andrew Hastie – SAS must put honour before glory

Andrew Hastie – SAS must put honour before glory

‘Grieved’ and ‘shamed’ by the Brereton report, soldier turned federal MP Andrew Hastie says ‘we ignored the true nature of war and sanitised it’. Read this extract from his article printed in The Australian 24th November 2020 “I served in the SAS for the next five...

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