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The Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force Afghanistan Inquiry Report, commonly known as the Brereton Report (after the investigation head), is a report into war crimes allegedly committed by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) during the War in Afghanistan between 2005 and 2016. [2]
On 20 March 2023, former Australian soldier Oliver Schulz was arrested for war crimes. [10] He was remanded in custody and charged with one count of murder as a war crime relating to the killing of Dad Mohammad. [7] [11] It was alleged that Schulz was Soldier C, the man depicted in the video who killed Mohammad. Schulz's arrest marked the first ...
The investigation concerns war crimes and crimes against humanity committed since 1 May 2003, in the context of the war in Afghanistan, by the Taliban and affiliated armed groups, war crimes by the Afghan National Security Forces, and war crimes committed in Afghanistan, Poland, Romania and Lithuania by United States Armed Forces and the United ...
Last year, a man in New South Wales was charged with murder, in the first war crime charge against a serving or former ADF member under Australian law, according to the AFP.
The Australian contribution to the war in Afghanistan has been known as Operation Slipper (2001–2014) and Operation Highroad (2015–2021).. Australian Defence Force (ADF) operations and the size of the forces deployed have varied and ADF involvement has included two major areas of activity: Afghanistan and the Persian Gulf.
David William McBride (born 15 December 1963) [3] is an Australian whistleblower and former British Army major and Australian Army lawyer. In 2016, McBride provided the Australian Broadcasting Corporation with documents that contained information about war crimes committed by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan.
The Afghan Files are a set of Australian Defence Force documents about the operation of Australia's special forces in Afghanistan. [1] The documents were leaked to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) by David McBride, [2] and seven stories were ultimately published as a result.
The International Criminal Court investigation in Afghanistan or the Situation in Afghanistan is an ongoing investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC) into war crimes and crimes against humanity that are alleged to have occurred during the war in Afghanistan since 1 May 2003, or in the case of United States Armed Forces and the CIA, war crimes committed in Afghanistan, Poland ...