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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rod McGuirk

FOUND: Former australian soldier to be charged with afghan s murder - What They Never Told You

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Police on Monday arrested the first Australian veteran for an alleged murder in Afghanistan three years after a war crime investigation found that 19 Australian special forces soldiers could face charges for illegal conduct during the conflict.

A 41-year-old man was arrested in New South Wales state and will be charged with the war crime of murder, an Australian Federal Police statement said.

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