A group known as SAS which is an Australian special force team executed 39 prisoners during the Afghanistan war, but not under normal circumstances. These killings happened where new soldiers were pressured to kill and it took place outside of battle, which is toxic. There became a small group within SAS that took on a selfish role, which made other soldiers quiet so commanders never found out. This started to leak as soldiers told journalists of these events, which has led to compensation and apologies. They also have abolished SAS and the name is retired.
By: Tanya Czosek
Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/afghanistan-war-crimes-australia-civilians/2020/11/18/b4fadbe2-24da-11eb-9c4a-0dc6242c4814_story.html?wpmk=1&wpisrc=al_world__alert-world&utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wp_news_alert_revere&location=alert&pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.8IW6Lu3QBaFgaJooVyO0vPUHSe3rbnDCey7bLsco9AY
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