As Afghanistan war crime report gains attention,  Australian army to discharge 13 soldiers

A week after discharge of a damning report that exposed that Australian forces h unlawfully killed helpless Afghan civilians and wd a marketing campaign to cowl up slaughter, navy has begun proceedings to dismiss 13 troopers serving within pressure. At an informative convention on vember 27, chief of Australian military Lt. Gen. Rick Burr said that troopers h been issued ministrative motion tices in relation to Afghanistan inquiry, which would terminate ir service in two weeks unless y successfully appealed. 

A four-year review led by Maj. Gen. Justice Paul Brereton is reported to have uncovered cases of war crimes committed in Afghanistan by Australian armed forces. inquiry revealed that Australian special forces officers, who were deployed as part of NATO in Afghanistan from 2005 to 2016, killed at least 39 people. report has dubbed killings as 'blooding', a practice where subordinates are asked by ir seniors to execute prisoners in order to get ir first kill in service. According to report, re is evidence that victims were t combatants and in some case teenrs. 

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Media outlets quoted Barr saying, “ministrative motion consists of receiving a discover proposing to terminate person’s service. discovery permits person a possibility to reply inside a minimal of 14 days”. However, Barr also ded that body h been formally terminated. 

Furr, military chief also said that due process must w be respected as military looks to bring those responsible for wrongdoing. He ded that Australia is committed to leing inquiry and emerging from this stronger and more capable. “Each matter and individual circumstance will be considered on a case-by-case basis,” Barr said. 

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‘Deeply troubling’

Meanwhile, ever since report has been released, it has garnered criticism from all over world and demand for an independent inquiry into or forces that are deployed in Afghanistan, alongside United States Army has been raised. Australian defence force chief General Angus Campbell too h to tender an apology to families of victims after report was published last week. report also attracted condemnation from Afghanistan's civil society, who said y "expected better from Australia”. 

International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) director-general Robert Mardini described findings of report as "deeply troubling". Mardini also commended Australian government's decision to take action on guilty commanders. 

(Im: AP) 

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