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Australian troops unlawfully killed 39 Afghanis: Report
Updated On: 20 November, 2020 08:20 AM IST | Wellington | Agencies
The chief was announcing the findings of a four-year investigation by Paul Brereton, a judge who was asked to look into the allegations and interviewed more than 400 witnesses and reviewed thousands of pages of documents
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Australian Defence Force chief General Angus Campbell delivers the findings on Thursday. Pic/AFP
A shocking Australian military report into war crimes has found evidence that elite Australian troops unlawfully killed 39 Afghan prisoners, farmers and civilians.
Australian Defence Force Chief Gen. Angus Campbell said on Thursday the shameful record included alleged instances in which new patrol members would shoot a prisoner in order to achieve their first kill in a practice known as "blooding."
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