Australia’s most decorated soldier arrested for war crimes in Afghanistan

Australia’s most decorated living soldier has been charged with multiple counts of war crimes linked to unlawful killings in Afghanistan. Former SAS corporal Ben Roberts-Smith was arrested at Sydney Airport yesterday and charged with five counts of the war crime of murder. The charges relate to incidents between 2009 and 2012, when Australian special forces […] The post Australia’s most decorated soldier arrested for war crimes in Afghanistan appeared first on 5Pillars.