Former Australian soldier charged with Afghan war crime
Rod McGuirk
Police have charged the first Australian veteran for an alleged murder in Afghanistan, three years after a war crime investigation found that 19 Australian special forces soldiers could face charges for illegal conduct during the conflict.
A 41-year-old man was arrested in NSW and charged by police on Monday with the war crime of murder, an Australian Federal Police statement said.
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