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Australian SAS officers knew about unlawful ‘throwdowns’ on dead Afghans, report says

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All 1 reports on Thu, 29 October 2026

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  1. Thu, 29 October 2026

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    • The Guardian World00:30first to report

      Nothing done to stop planting weapons on dead Afghans, ADF inspector says, as ‘breakdown of command’ allowed ‘egregious behaviour’ Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast Some Australian SAS officers knew that soldiers under their command were using “throwdowns” – planting weapons on dead Afghan civilians to portray them as combatants – but did nothing to stop the unlawful practice, a previously unpublished military report has said. Posted online this week, the executive...

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