Australian defence chief vows action against commanders over Afghanistan war crimes report

Australian defence force chief General Angus Campbell has said commanders will be held accountable for alleged war crimes committed by special forces officers in Afghanistan, which were exposed in a report last week.  

According to ABC, Campbell accepted that commanders and senior officers are at fault for igring and t reporting about alleged murders of n-combatants committed by Australian special forces officers in war-torn Afghanistan. Campbell assured that y will be held accountable on a "case-by-case" basis. 

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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 cases teenrs. 

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'Deeply troubling' 

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. 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. 

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