‘Australian should be executed’: Afghans react to decorated soldier losing defamation case

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Afghan residents in the capital Kabul voiced their anger on June 1, 2023, calling for the execution of one of Australia’s most decorated soldiers. Former special forces officer Ben Roberts-Smith lost a defamation case against three publications accusing him of war crimes while deployed in Afghanistan. The courts ruled that reports of him killing unarmed Afghan prisoners and civilians were "substantially true".
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[@DreamyCheshire-up9rf]

Its commendable and honourable that Australia admitted to war crimes done by its soldiers, unlike USA which admitted no crimes done by American soldiers, and threatened and sanctioned any who dared to investigate.

[@barrywalls7175]

The US sentenced one of their soldiers for Abu Ghraib

[@Qatarworldcupepics]

It's to no surprise for that usa army is psychopathic

[@andrew_koala2974]

Because North American soldiers are afraid and are in reality - Cowards ...

[@_._._._._._._._._._._._._.____]

commendable and honourable? he wasn't convicted, or sentenced. nice joke mate.

[@DreamyCheshire-up9rf]

@@_._._._._._._._._._._._._.____ I was praising Australia not hiding war crimes committed by its military, unlike USA which even tried to prevent any investigations into it. It is not a joke.

[@velociraptor3313]

As an Australian I say if he is guilty then he should be punished for his crimes, nobody is above the law and justice must be done. Actions have consequences and if you harm innocent civilians then you are no hero, you are a monster. A soldier should have the discipline and will to protect the innocent, do no harm. A man should be honourable, humble, chivalrous and do his duty to protect his country and the innocent people.

[@megumi_0]

war crimes aren't new. when people are given power it becomes alluring to abuse it. all countries are guilty of this.

[@ILLUMINATI838]

​​@Mosaab twice he didn't even say innocent about the soldier

[@shadowstorm7548]

@mosaabtwice3999 Read the comment again, you misunderstood

[@arep7771]

yea but as an australian u should know living under western law he most likely gonna get some petty punishment anyways. so who the fk cares.

[@tonyatgoogle6076]

If this crime was committed in Australia by an Afghan then , rightly, there will be a demand to extradite the guilty to the jurisdiction that the crime was committed under. So, its only justice to put him on trial in Afghanistan under Afghan laws.

[@ComedyLoverGirl]

If those war crimes are true, then this criminal certainly deserves the heaviest punishment there is to offer.

[@feline3462]

This war crime is absolutely true.

[@StevenHanover]

Heaviest isnt always the longest or tallest...

[@sunisyellow8517]

You still thinks it's a speculation shame on you pig

[@mottscottison6943]

there was a video evidence but not sure if it's this case or not. Suppressed in western media

[@yokpok8987]

evidently, yes. and he's not the only one who did it; the other soldiers also testified against him

[@robertwong2218]

The Americans and their allies used the anti-terror as an excuse to invade Afghanistan. Those reported killing and torturing civilians are few, much more unreported. They were supposed to help those poor people, but instead, they treated them like sub-humans.

[@DemocracyIsBaal]

USA and Israel and their puppet states are the world biggest evil empires.

[@NeostormXLMAX]

nato invaded yugoslavia, libya and iraq as well without any of those countries attacking a nato country

[@rabbidcrazy787]

Yet, the Taliban are somehow innocent?

[@rabbidcrazy787]

​@@NeostormXLMAX Serbia did attack & commit war crimes to Albanians, so they kind of had a reason. For Libya, some Libyans supported Nato & revolted against Muammar Gaddafi.

[@TruthSeeker8834]

@@rabbidcrazy787 There will be always opposition for the government whether he is dictator or some selected man. That doesn’t mean u can bu*t in that country’s problem.

[@terencetong4896]

The report by the Australian Defense Force, which was released in November 2020, is commonly referred to as the "Brereton Report", named after Major General Paul Brereton, who led the investigation. The report details a number of incidents in which Australian special forces soldiers allegedly committed war crimes in Afghanistan between 2005 and 2016. One of the most well-known incidents documented in the report is the alleged killing of an Afghan prisoner in 2012 by an Australian soldier known as "Soldier C". The report alleges that Soldier C cut the throat of the prisoner, who was captured on suspicion of being a Taliban sympathizer, while other soldiers watched. The incident was reportedly captured on video, and the soldiers involved are said to have discussed covering up the killing. The Brereton Report also details a number of other incidents in which Australian soldiers allegedly killed unarmed Afghan civilians, including children, as well as incidents in which soldiers allegedly planted weapons on the bodies of victims to make it appear as if they had been killed in action. The report has led to widespread condemnation in Australia and around the world, and has prompted calls for accountability and justice for the victims and their families.

[@lullaby218]

As you can see you can see no women in this video.

[@renanfelipedossantos5913]

"allegedly" caught on video, yep

[@simona4315]

Ah yes, the glorious Australians who built a wonderful friendship with the native aboriginal population and provide humanitarian care of the boat people on the islands.

[@fckyo9197]

​@@lullaby218 perve

[@tonypepperoni3679]

​@@simona4315 jog on, Australia bends over backwards for the indigenous now, and Australian culture is taught to kids as a practice in generational guilt and shaming. Every country has displaced or fought with others, what a flog.

[@HowToChangeName]

This kind of disgusting act reminded me of Abeer Qassim, 14 year old girl from Iraq were abused and killed along with her parents at their home by 5 US soldier back in 2006

[@ctyc123]

Horrible, just read the wiki page.

[@Omer1996E.C]

@@mudshovel290 yeah, only those who are punished are known, but there are many more unknown cases, which are only complained by Iraqis

[@amg863]

@mudshovel 289 US mercenaries drove through Baghdad while shooting at civilians for fun and Trump pardoned them because to him they are war heroes and he hates Muslims. A taxi driver who lost his child in that incident said the pardoning felt like his son was killed a second time. This is just how it goes in the West. They accused other countries of war crimes and being terrorists but I could give you hundreds of examples of double standards like this.

[@aaronlimeuchin7352]

​@mudshovel 289 even if they got punished, the punishment is just a slap to the wrist. Since those guys had joined military, they could just easily landed themselves inside a "pmc" (private military contractor) company.

[@MrTriple3D]

@@amg863 when the only thing you can do is lie:

[@RoberttSmithh]

Any war crimes should be punished no matter the nationality. Unfortunately many gets away free

[@werdesook]

Because Internationational court is ran by the west so they willl not try themselves lol

[@charliemarkovic4301]

This one won’t. His face and his crimes are out in the open.

[@DemocracyIsBaal]

@@charliemarkovic4301 why is he not in jail?

[@charliemarkovic4301]

@@DemocracyIsBaal because the criminal trial hasn't started yet. Now that he lost the civil trial, the inquiry into Afghanistan war crimes has a lot more evidence to hand over to the Australian Federal police who will then form a prosecution case against him and others like the commander of his SAS squadron..

[@theGalactic57]

Nobody gets free!!!! It'll be gross injustice if one has done crimes and doesn't pay for it. And that's why, the final justice will be on the day of judgement.

[@goodboi1725]

The more you learn about history, the more you learn that neither side is immune to violating their own doctrines. Two wrongs don’t make a right afterall.

[@oentoengjahja712]

That's what happens when you let the anglo-Saxons come to your land, they are a barbaric race, filled with barbarian genes, yet full of hypocrisy, in the name of truth, human rights, etc. They will appoint you and teach you about humanity, etc., but it is their race that is the race that destroys the earth, destroys the mass of biodiversity, and destroys the indigenous tribes where they colonize. Look at the countries they call USA, Australia, Cannada, etc., they are symbols of barbarity and colonialism. Where indigenous tribes were massacred, annihilated, and discriminated against, what a disgusting and terrifying place, I would never have thought to visit their barbarian country! As long as those countries' colonialism over the world continues, they govern the world and define what is right and what is wrong according to the mindset of those possessed by demons!

[@lobo8834]

Agreed

[@whoknows4756]

*YEAH AND THE WHITE MAN STARTS IT ALL...CANT U GUYS STAY IN YOUR EUROPEAN COUNTRIES????*

[@lizxu322]

Truest thing. That Ben bloke probably already has his karmic returns he's gonna be treated like a pariah

[@soulie2001]

As a matter of fact, sometimes its a legitimate tactic.

[@danleonhart1]

So he's still a free man? If his war crimes are indeed true, he should be tried and convicted before the International Criminal Court.

[@akaiseigo]

Just bring him to Afghanistan, the people know what to do with him pubilcly.

[@jeffreysetapak]

What do you expect from the descendants of convicts and mentally deranged psychos. Yes, the British also dumped the mentally deranged psychos to Australia, not just the convicts.

[@Banana_Split_Cream_Buns]

His war crimes have been found true to the standard of a civil court. He hasn't yet been tried in a criminal court (prosecutors with a staff of over 100 are working on it, as well as for other accused alleged war criminals... for the chance to get a successful prosecution, it takes time to build a case).

[@Gulchih]

The ICC only tries African leaders, haven't you heard. Bush will never see the inside of that court nor this guy

[@morceen]

​@JEFFREY ANG As if the British or the Americans are any better. Anglos are all the same. A bloodthirsty tribal network of backward people just 400 years ago, just before they were dumped into urbanism too quickly to adapt to a humane environment and civilization. And they are still suffering from it. They still think civilization is about looks, just like the Portuguese did before them.

[@skywalker5936]

And he had the audacity to sue for defamation and try to cover it up. Hope he rots in jail for the rest of his life.

[@dyu999]

He is not going to jail, !d!0T

[@andrew_koala2974]

Send him [ Ben Roberts-Smith ] back to AFGHANISTAN to face just ice there So he will better understand his crimes

[@gondorianslayer4250]

Ok dictator.

[@criert135]

@@gondorianslayer4250 Do you have a point to make or are you just being an idiot for no reason?

[@kingpotent3950]

@@gondorianslayer4250 found the racist

[@terencetong4896]

The Nisour Square massacre was a deadly shooting incident that occurred on September 16, 2007, in the Mansour district of Baghdad, Iraq. Private security contractors working for the US company Blackwater (now known as Academi) opened fire on unarmed Iraqi civilians in Nisour Square, killing 17 people and injuring 20 others. According to reports, the Blackwater contractors were part of a convoy that was escorting US State Department officials through Baghdad. As the convoy approached Nisour Square, the contractors opened fire on Iraqi civilians who were in the area, claiming that they felt threatened by the crowd. However, witnesses and survivors of the incident reported that the contractors fired indiscriminately at unarmed civilians, including women and children, who posed no threat. The incident sparked outrage in Iraq and around the world, and led to increased scrutiny of the use of private security contractors by the US government in war zones. The Iraqi government revoked Blackwater's license to operate in the country, and the US government launched an investigation into the incident. Several of the contractors involved were charged with manslaughter, attempted manslaughter, and weapons violations. In 2014, four Blackwater contractors were found guilty of manslaughter and other charges in connection with the Nisour Square massacre. One of the contractors was sentenced to life in prison, while the others received sentences ranging from 30 years to 15 years. The incident remains one of the most notorious examples of violence committed by private security contractors in Iraq during the Iraq War.

[@kkhaleelmuhammedibrahim1976]

the 4 got pardoned by trump

[@aaronlimeuchin7352]

​@@kkhaleelmuhammedibrahim1976 not only that, Trump threatened to sanction the ICC if the organization is opening case regarding to the "BlackWater" massacre.

[@Pabeloz]

@Tremissis chatgpt

[@justnow5809]

More like dangerous animals on the loose....

[@vroomvroomei34f]

off topic but I was born 5 days before this happened

[@RespectOthers1]

He got busted but many got away with similar war crimes.

[@dtwjjie3520]

Hey I remember you were same name and your profile

[@terencetong4896]

One specific example of a war crime detailed in the Brereton Report involves an incident in which an Australian special forces soldier shot an unarmed Afghan man in the head in his home in 2012. The soldier, who is not named in the report, allegedly entered the man's home during a raid and found him hiding under a bed. The soldier then allegedly shot the man in the head, and later placed a pistol next to his body to make it appear as if he had been killed in self-defense. The incident was reportedly witnessed by other Australian soldiers, who did not report it at the time. The soldier who allegedly committed the killing is said to have later boasted about it to other soldiers, saying that he had "just broken the Geneva Convention".

[@rethguals]

There was one infamous case where the exact same AK47 (with distinctive furniture) was seen in multiple pictures of dead men, that had been passed off as Taliban fighters.

[@Aeybiseediy]

Disgusting barbarians

[@renanfelipedossantos5913]

"Allegedly"

[@EonServoXA]

@@rethguals There’s also a video of an Australian soldier just executing an Afghan farmer

[@rethguals]

​@@EonServoXA Ah yes, Oliver Schulz - the first guy to get charged for war crimes in Afghanistan. It's a shame that it took 3 years to arrest this guy after video footage of him literally and indisputably murdering a noncombatant was released on national TV

[@bavery6957]

Drinking from the prosthetic of a man he murdered? This thing is a monster...!!

[@leonrussell9607]

Thats cool

[@degenyakuza]

@@leonrussell9607 I hope you change your mind buddy😃 because you’re clearly acting like braindead zombie

[@Daza-La]

@@leonrussell9607 so long as its cool when the "bad guys" do it too, sure.

[@socialistrepublicofvietnam1500]

Imagine suing for defamation when you know you're wrong about serious crimes The court will find out, then the press will find out

[@doylepro]

Shows how the man has not conscience/guilt

[@zack2804]

@@doylepro Most of them don't. The west has continuously shown that the life of a single white child in Ukraine worth more than a thousand Afghan civilians being mowed down by their "liberator's" machine gun fire.

[@zilentangelzero7]

even press will find out when westmedia will make a lie to it😆😆😆the saddes part of it espicialy when the hold the power of global media..flatform..like in the west

[@benwilton5307]

Overinflated sense of ego and pride, while lacking in intelligence and wisdom

[@RS-rj5sh]

Republic of Vietnam (VNCH) forever ..

[@tehsinahmed9065]

They are very cruel.What they have done with innocent civilians of Iraq,Syria and Afghanistan.We should never forget the barbarities.

[@hannesRSA]

Who is "they"? In the West, we punish criminals, not go after entire races or countries.. take care what hatred you spread.

[@jeffreysetapak]

What do you expect from the descendants of convicts and mentally deranged psychos. Yes, the British also dumped the mentally deranged psychos to Australia, not just the convicts.

[@ALIEN_857]

@@hannesRSA 'They' refers to the bloodthirsty western governments that went to war with Vietnam, genocided the innocent villagers in My Lai, the civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan. They call those barbaric acts collateral damage.

[@burgerking1200]

@@hannesRSA calm down bruh, the guy prob has developing english. Even if he ment to use the word "they", he has the right intensions to punish those who have commited such war crimes. Honestly why are you making such a big deal over a word?

[@damarsastrowiyoto8100]

Apparently you guys easy to forget the crime you committed yourself case in example the Mazar-i-Sharif massacre, Halabja massacre, Anfal genocide, or Ghouta chemical attack. It's easy to shift the blame and hide the insecurity.

[@elrisitas1927]

Image you invade a country using top weapons and commit war crimes and eventually get defeated by the locals whose only weapon is honor and courage ! What a disgusting disgrace !

[@DogeickBateman]

Sounds like a soy cope on your end Edit: Anime pfps seething

[@HungryLoki]

Let's keep it real, they really just left the country. The only people that were defeated by the "locals" was the afghan army which pretty much surrendered the moment the last foreign troops left. Can't even really blame them, who would want to fight for a government whlse corrupt officials steal your pay. Though I guess they're regretting it now that those disgusting Taliban are back in charge.

[@coldbeans6835]

@@DogeickBateman your soyboy soldiers got their teeth kicked in 😂😂😂😂

[@lunaticcultist9741]

​@@DogeickBateman "sounds like soy cope" 🤓🤓 the Afghans killed and defeated them like dogs. Cope harder

[@daniellebcooper7160]

keep imagining.

[@chippyjohn1]

As an Australian that is ashamed of our allegiance to the US I agree this man should be prosecuted. I also dont understand why Julian Assange is being prosecuted for reporting war crimes. Doesnt make sense.

[@jennyohara4011]

u.s doesnt like the truth thats why Assange is under arrest

[@morceen]

Allegiance to the US? Don't throw it at the US. We don't just look at it as "US & Co", we see all of you individually. US, Australia, UK, France.... You are all of the same nature. It's just that the US is your gang patron.

[@andreaslefteri3661]

Because the world is f*c**d up and the politicians are a**holes who only care about saving their own skin

[@porothashawarma2339]

Ironically for a nation descended from convicts Aussies have more honour and dignity than any of the other Anglo nations .

[@andreaslefteri3661]

@@porothashawarma2339 probably because Australia isn't a superpower(like USA is) or ever was(like the UK was).

[@andrewholmes1889]

Hmm, interesting that the people who used to do unspeakable things to Russian POWs and other enemy soldiers would call for the execution of others soldiers yet not hold themselves to that same standard. If Ben Roberts-Smith is guilty of the crimes he is accused of then he should be held to account. Same as the Taliban who executed all Afghan soldiers who surrendered to them. You can't have one standard for one side and not the other.

[@RS-rj5sh]

Most of the idiots posting here can't seem to realise that ...the Taliban weren't/aren't some group of hippy freedom fighters, their a group of murdering psychopathic thugs

[@Jcaeser187]

That's a perk of not being the invading force, you can punish people who attack you

[@andrewholmes1889]

@@Jcaeser187 So what about all the Taliban who are not Afghans? What about the Afghans who were fighting against the Taliban, they were not an invading force? I guess that is the problem with tribal or civil wars.

[@RS-rj5sh]

@@Jcaeser187 well the "perk" didn't help your Talib friends much, because they died in their thousands bro.....🤔👍

[@Jcaeser187]

@@RS-rj5sh still won, irrelevant. America is casualty sensitive

[@Kokudou_Risa]

Props to Australia for doing this instead of brushing it off under the carpet like what US is doing

[@bloodfiredrake7259]

They tried but they couldn't silence the whistle-blower. They deserve no credit.

[@prhasn]

@@bloodfiredrake7259 exactly

[@sally3969]

Karma has a way of meting its own punishment. Look at the latest recruitment advert for the US armed forces.

[@rohanpatil1473]

@@sally3969 yeah, all I can see is that us citizens losing faith in the US military as an institution, rightfully so

[@Edwardthe208]

​@@rohanpatil1473 are you really??? Lol...

[@theMerovingianMan]

Asking terrorists if war crimes are bad??? Genius.

[@dasgerbil5189]

War crimes are the real terrorists. Afghan civilians are victim😢

[@rabbidcrazy787]

The Taliban isn't a victim, however. Since US troops left, they took over as terrorists towards Afghan civilians.

[@fadlisuryanto8617]

​@@rabbidcrazy787 wise man said.. taliban is middle east problem , why theres american is there?😂 Mexican,brazil have tons problem. Go help them, no oil no attack

[@fadlisuryanto8617]

​@@rabbidcrazy787 go research of the founder of isis family.. guess what their great grandmother was british

[@rabbidcrazy787]

@Fadli Suryanto I don't have any control of what my government does. Stop blaming me for a country's problems.

[@TruthSeeker8834]

@@rabbidcrazy787 Then who r u to label Taliban as terrorists. U don’t live there, u didn’t fought in there. May be u westerners should stop poking ur nose everywhere.

[@moshpupps7921]

This is why we dont and not supposed to say:"thank u for ur service" we simply didnt know what they do there.

[@andrew_koala2974]

The MILITARY serve the BANKING Elite - who enslave populations around the world The Elite Bankers refer to the MILITARY and POLICE as " our dogs "

[@gondorianslayer4250]

So basically be disrespectful got it. That's how hate remains.

[@HungryLoki]

​@@gondorianslayer4250 The absence of respect is not disrespect, it's just indifference.

[@ELVIR2]

@@gondorianslayer4250 its freedom of speech if u have the right to be racist then we have the right to not send them thanks messages

[@EonServoXA]

It disgusts me when people that served in wars like Iraq get treated like heroes for destroying a third world country and committing mass amounts of war crimes for a pointless cause

[@danwelterweight4137]

Competion of body counts!!! No wonder why the Australians love the Japanese and the Americans. They behave just like them. The Americans did the same thing in the Vietnam War and THE American Philippines war. The Japanese did that in China. Birds of the same feather flock together.

[@grantisshananaa4906]

Where are you getting this Australians love Japan conspiracy?

[@danwelterweight4137]

@@grantisshananaa4906 SKYNews Australia and ABC Australia. They keep talking about the having to shore up Australia's partnership with Japan to fight against Chinese influence and assertiveness in Asia.

[@danwelterweight4137]

@mudshovel 289 which war have Chinese soldiers have competions on who killed the most people, or Russians soldiers for that matter. China has never even fought a war outside its own hemisphere in its entire 4000 years of history. China was terrorized, invaded and conquered by nomadic hordes of horsemen from the Steppes on a regular basis. They built the great wall the keep the barbarians out of China, not bring them in.

[@Ottovonostbahnhof]

@mudshovel 289 no one is as cruel and barbaric as Anglo Saxon and Japanese. Not Russian, not Chinese, not even close.

[@liljs4189]

@@danwelterweight4137 body counts isn’t rare and it’s been done for centuries, what really is grotesque is the way he kicked someone off a cliff and even killed another person and took his prosthetic leg to drink from it, how sick do you have to be to do that?

[@eddieraffs5909]

Pathetic. People who've never experienced the fog of war are sitting in judgement of a warrior who experienced real no rules combat.

[@Justin-qp1nh]

At first I thought it was just out of racism, but after watching the video I share the same sentiments as the Afghans That man does not deserve the honors he received or anything after what he has done

[@KatrinaJoseph]

Ben Robert Smith himself is a racist.

[@ryanblais6208]

I thought the same things.

[@cerovk6000]

Out of racism??? 😂 bro if Russia or anyone else said they’re gonna run special mission operations in the us or wherever how would you react?? Taliban only existed after us invaded. 99% of them are innocent and wanted to protect their homeland from u.

[@LordOfSweden]

And how do you know he has done it

[@extremeheat9283]

​@@LordOfSwedenask the court how'd they figure that out lol

[@Banana_Split_Cream_Buns]

Individual soldiers need to be held to account if they committed war crimes but the politicians make Pablo Escobar look like Greenpeace.

[@PitsTasteGood]

The Australian government has an obligation because the idiot soldier decided to sue for defamation and lost... If he didn't sue, Australia wouldn't be in such trouble.

[@icebaby6714]

He’s not alone, many Australian soldiers are under investigation…10 of them already committed suicide out of guilt.😢

[@jellyfishbrained]

​@@icebaby6714 where can I read about that?

[@dvdhr1]

said the people who throws suspected homosexual from a building.... justice is subjective

[@owen-zw8xo]

I agree, Justice must be done and be done.

[@jieliu8088]

At the beginning, the ancestors of Australians were heavy criminals and mentally ill individuals who were exiled to Australia in the UK. After slaughtering the indigenous people in Australia and plundering their land, they made a fortune by relying on wool and minerals, and urgently needed to gain recognition of the British culture and identity of the suzerain. So he followed Britain and his big cousin, the United States, to fight everywhere, from World War I and World War II to the Gulf War, the Afghanistan War, and the Iraq War, where the Australian army could be seen working hard and becoming more radical and brutal. Let me tell you a historical fact that the West does not want to mention. In 1945, even though the Japanese army laid down their weapons and surrendered, the Australian army still massacred about 200000 Japanese soldiers. Aussies will pay the price for their crimes and inhumanity sooner or later.

[@olaabu]

So sad

[@readjordan2257]

Everyone in asia applauds the massacre of the imperial Japanese army. Its okay to find 2 opposing sides the bad guy, they both should be given the harshest punishments.

[@vhrui904]

Very True

[@lucky889s9]

Japanese soldiers were terribly cruel in those asia pacific countries. You can hear the stories of their cruelty when they invaded countries. So, no regrets there. 2 evils don't make a right

[@hubalahu]

Nope, they're English speaking whites. They will get away with everything they do no matter how brutal 🎉

[@villageburner432]

decorated soldier or not, a murderer should always be punished

[@anticommunist-sg3cn]

they are terrorists, there were no war crimes commited. that guy is WAR HERO. those terrorists deserve the worst.

[@e2d877]

Average western war hero delivering freedom and justice

[@Happy-wb8gi]

I respect the other soldeir who brought this to light. He is a true Australian and Hero.

[@nesrbrn9638]

Heros don't invade others countries.

[@Happy-wb8gi]

@@nesrbrn9638 that's absolutely correct, but based on the behaviour of the other soldeir and what he went through to get justice for the men killed and against all odds, I feel its fair to call him a hero! He promised the family if tge father killed he would get justice, he did and that speaks volumes. But your point is correct, sadly, us humans have all invaded each other throughout history.

[@metallizer3940]

If I was the other soldier I would have just shot him in the head and said he died by a stray bullet they’re in a war zone after all this stuff happens all the time.

[@jimbo43ohara51]

@@newland50 No doubt Putin couldn't care less, nor what war crimes were committed by his own men. There is only one thing that matters to Putin, victory at all costs.

[@raymond4775]

Do you hear what they are saying? This is exactly the reason why that soldier did it. He is in war and his own country persecuted him for destroying an enemy during his service..

[@meatrealwishes]

They are talking about war criminals.

[@dailymotivationdose7514]

Australia should compensate Afghan victims's families, otherwise vengeance seems to be a legitimate aim inside australia.

[@JohnDoe-cf8jz]

100% it wasn't only the Aussies.

[@jameswohley3332]

Australia why did you even invade Afghanistan in the first place to begin with?

[@mohammedalinaik2186]

Afghans are talking about punishing the Australian soldier. What about tens of thousands of innocent civilians they killed by Afghan Taliban using suicide bombings, roadside bombings etc???? Should they also not be tried and taken to gallows ?????

[@Proud-NEPALI]

"They should be Chopped in Pieces" is the favourite line of Muslims.

[@guru6831]

Afghans want justice for their slain countrymen, but what about animals butchered for people's meals? Who will obtain justice for these creatures?

[@oliver6224]

Now imagine how many other soldiers are not being investigated and getting away with it.

[@emalejack]

He is a sick need to be punish the same how he killed those innocent people…

[@UberTankred]

Mohammed Kasab: "According to my point of view, the Australian soldier has to be chopped into pieces." 🤣🤣🤣 Kasab means "butcher" in English

[@icebaby6714]

How do you know? Are you Afghanistan? What does Krababbel mean? Krappy butcher?😂

[@srireddy4363]

The Afghans should have fought the Taliban. Why did they give up Kabul, Afghanistan?

[@RS-rj5sh]

We gave them 90 billion to set up a "military", and five minutes after we left they threw in the towel and gave up. Sure some fought bravely but a lot didn't ..

[@jamesdryable]

He's never been charged tried or convicted

[@Constant_Of_Morality]

😂 What a joke, How many War Crimes have the Taliban committed in the last 3 decades, Terrorists get what they deserve. "During the first half of 2021, Taliban forces were responsible for killing 699 civilians according to United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) or 917 according to the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC)" "The Taliban are well known for grave breaches of human rights committed between 1996 and 2001. These included mass killings of civilians, burning villages and orchards, torturing detainees and displacing civilians by force"

[@guywiththesly3321]

Cool. Still don’t want foreigners in their country so you creatures can f*ck right off

[@sivaratnamasabaratnam8946]

Silence perspective...That doesn't give you a right to behave like a Colonizer!

[@FaithfulServantsOfChrist]

When you invade a sovereign nation and stomp over sovereign borders then you are a terrorist.

[@FaithfulServantsOfChrist]

When Afghans defend their nation from foreign invaders it's terrorism in the view of the foreign invaders who are stomping over a sovereign border. but in the view of reality, it's legitimate self defense against a foreign invader.

[@FaithfulServantsOfChrist]

You are not defending anyone's freedom by invading a foreign nation and stomping over foreign borders.

[@lan8401]

I still remember when Aussie PM Morrison got mad when Aussia SF War Crime was exposed by China to the Public and he demand to take it down and act like its false while in reality it was true, and after the soldier who report it to the public was found dead while the Whistle blower got a death threat from "Unknown" people, that sums up the Aussie, never change like their first identity when they arrived, the Criminal.

[@jism1125]

Do you live in a perfect country ?

[@stellabrando9308]

@@jism1125 Yes.

[@mickmick-iq4ru]

In the past he would have been executed for such actions. As an Australian he has only brought shame and dishonour to our country!!!!

[@zapre2284]

Send young lads into a war and then charge them with crimes ..sorry, but the only people who should be in court, as those who sent him there

[@maneil9297]

Do we know why this person dared to sue for defamation? He knew he was supported by his government or arm or he knew it was a common practice

[@mbens105]

Not only war crimes but also all other crimes against humanity including those commited by jihadists must be investigated and tried before the courts of law.

[@doge7906]

Jihadist are not considered an official army meaning that the Geneva doesn't apply

[@mbens105]

@@doge7906 other crimes besides war crimes are dealt with under other laws...cyber crimes, children trafficking, terrorisms, etc

[@thebob3712]

@@doge7906 so one side has to play be the rules and the other doesn't? sounds fair to me

[@Jcaeser187]

​@@thebob3712 yes it is fair. If you invade a country they'll oppose you by all means. Same applies if you break into my house, I won't give you a warning or loudly rack a shotgun. Flip the saftey and that's that

[@danhouw7972]

Psychopaths make the best soldiers. He’s a despicable person but the Australian government are responsible for sending him there in an illegal invasion of a sovereign nation. The politicians that sent him should be tried alongside him.

[@admiralgeneral4466]

Talibanis also did war crimes ...are they going to be punished too?

[@dbuc4671]

I don’t really like how Afghanistan operates but this dude needs to face justice, no doubt.

[@leonrussell9607]

He killed some religious extremists, thats what he was there for

[@fuzzbutt4551]

@@leonrussell9607 but most importantly, innocents.

[@zack2804]

@@leonrussell9607 I wish I was as shallow as you. Easily distinguishing between black and white, being able to what's right and wrong--without questioning the moral ambiguity of anything at all. What a miserable existence you must live, uncapable of rational thought.

[@criert135]

@@leonrussell9607 He killed children you blind fool.

[@degenyakuza]

@@leonrussell9607 Ahh yea nice justification for killing innocent Civilians even childrens you are just braindead zombie nothing else

[@thethinkingman-]

the Austrian government must pay for these crimes !

[@echelon2k8]

What's the Austrian government got to do with any of this, "the thinking Man"?

[@samgyeopsal569]

@@echelon2k8 maybe he’s thinking about WW1

[@nerdstudent8852]

This man clearly thinking way to hard

[@wynn3077]

Lol nice one 😂

[@Ronxy9999]

It's Australian not Austrian you dumb!!!!

[@nipuncdg]

He must have got angered and mentally unstable after seeing death of his fellow Soilders.. In repercussion he must have done this

[@XactlyCeSe1]

“Body count competitions”? so inhumane 😢

[@Tamilanban.T]

Afghans are not Ukrainians! These are cheaper lives according to western ethos!

[@adrianfonseca2174]

And that is why these people live the way they live

[@RayK236]

Take him back and let the people do justice

[@saberali5571]

This is only one criminal there are hundreds of thousands not only Australian but Americans British And Europeans...The creature delays but never neglect...

[@brodyolson1869]

There is no such thing as war crimes. That's why it's a war and not a town hall meeting. Innocent people die in war.

[@VanTran-ne4yf]

After he return back to Australia, he was a hero, PM , minister and Queen Elizabeth welcome him to Palace. The Australian army fully aware of a war crime he and other Australian committed in Afganistan.For some reason, former Australian soldiers serve in Afganistan commit suicide more than the number of death. That when ADF decided to prosecute him for war crime. The Muslim ghost chase all of them back to Australia. They could not hide or run, one by one took their own life. There are hundred of former soildier commit the same crimes like him.

[@darhman5299]

No really, the numbers of suicide are consistent with previous return servicemen from all wars.

[@ItopaAl]

Suicide is nothing compared to what awaits them.

[@user-ke6ee5bl5n]

Not Ghost, Jinns Souls can never return or harm anyone after death. Jinns or Demons can. Afghanistan is full of Jinns

[@mcbrians.8508]

@@user-ke6ee5bl5nI’m starting to believe that these jinns from Afghanistan helped Alexander the Great in sealing up the tribes of Gog and Magog somwhere in India, after he’s done with the task these jinns remained in Afghanistan.

[@piyushjaiswal9283]

​@@mcbrians.8508Alexander could never cross pakistan region..

[@dersimattack]

I agree %100 with the locals. Those people who committed such a crime must be punished publicly so those monsters will hesitate to commit similar crimes in the future anywhere in the world. It doesn't matter what country you're from evil is evil..

[@jointherace]

western or Chinese or Russian or Middle East. They do not respect the south Asian region. and so they kept it divided. This guy is just one testimony to that attitude.

[@SueC2558]

He should be arrested in jail and awaiting trial.

[@3zhay]

I'm Australian and I agree with him it is sick and everyone who had any part of operations in The area should be punished to

[@anthonygebala1198]

It’s really easy to criticise someone when you weren’t even there fighting in the war. As for the Afghan people they are now ruled by vicious thugs called the taliban. Who are taking them backwards to the twelfth century.

[@diefaust4252]

Funny. It's really easy to criticize a government xou haven't lived under. as for the americans, 90%of the drone strikes killed civilians.

[@charchar8]

If the crime was conducted in Afghanistan, then the trail and punishment should also be in Afghanistan. We expect foreign citizens who committed crimes on US soil to be tried in our courts too, so lets not be hypocrites.

[@olivialim7541]

I fully agree

[@rabniscraft1804]

War crimes in a war? Im shocked and appalled

[@martiddy]

The more I know about Australia history, the more I realize that is not that different from the USA. This is so sad.

[@arebelscum9495]

Just wait until you start learning about Mongol and Chinese history.

[@Edwardthe208]

Wait until you learn about the Iraq the Afghanistan...

[@CHINAISDEVIL]

Wait until you learn about the Soviets and Russians

[@InsaneVRGamer]

WHen they say "Russia is bad" but then all countries soldiers even American and Australian do the same stuff!"

[@Crow23346]

As an australian I am absolutely disgusted

[@ongsengfook]

Afghans should visit him and his family members in Australia.

[@charliemarkovic4301]

Then they would be guilty of crimes as well.

[@jkardez4794]

And also go to Xinjiang China to meet oppressed Muslims.

[@ALIEN_857]

@@jkardez4794 Nothing compares to the mass genocides in Iraq, Afghanistan Yemen Syria Libya and Afghanistan by the Western led Alliance.

[@denniswen8483]

​@@jkardez4794 also to US to meet all of gun violence victims

[@Aristro302]

Too bad they can't afford a plane trip

[@Alpha-Phantom]

As an Afghan I've to tell you he's not the only one. In 20 years war these guys killes 100 thousands of civilians. He was not lucky that we know about. There are 1000s soldiers that they killed Afghan civilians, children, women and old men... We believe live after death. They may escape now. But what will they do their?

[@gsg9205]

And?

[@DDM_08]

source: trust me bro ‘im afghan’

[@Needsmoreflash]

how can someone be so disgusting. It's unfathomable

[@lukeaaron5588]

If you play the victim, you are being selective with your history.

[@Rabascan]

The Australian Army deserves respect for its strict doctrine and its dedication to put law and human righteousness first.

[@martiddy]

Well, the Australian Army is also the one that committed the war crimes. So I don't think the respect is justified here.

[@blyatpotato9484]

@@martiddy ever heard of the US, Australia looks like a saint when compared

[@Rabascan]

@@martiddy I disagree. There's a difference between the Army as an institution and the Army as a collection of individuals. Members of the Army did commit these crimes, but they weren't sanctioned by the Army, nor were they condoned or silenced by them. They were responsible for the actions of each individual soldier and they did act responsibly as they became public.

[@martiddy]

@@Rabascan But doesn't the soldiers represent the Army? Is quite clear that it wasn't a single individual, but multiple soldiers involved in the war crimes, even the institution tried to cover up these events until a whistleblower leaked the info.

[@endarsusila7771]

@@blyatpotato9484 just because someone else is worse than you doesn't justify your mistakes, not based on percentage, criminals are still criminals

[@BattleSymphony349]

I dont hear them fighting the taliban

[@dementsprechend1542]

It's irony. So-called war terror is in reality 'Terror on others'.

[@trevorhunt6293]

What able the Afghanistan soldier who murdered 3 Australian Soldier, this person was found guilty by your High Court and sentenced to death. Where is he now

[@werdesook]

Everyone connected to any war crimes commited in Afghanistan should be arrested and sent to Afghanistan and let them decide how to handle it, too many stories of war crime from USA and NATO countries and no one is being investigated!

[@HowToChangeName]

Thats why mercenary is in use, unlawful act is hard to process when they do it as nobody knew who paid them. Just look at Nissour Square massacre

[@davidwong5197]

@@HowToChangeName After they were convicted of war crime. Trump pardoned them any way. ICC was investigating US war crime. And guess what. US sanctioned them.

[@werdesook]

@@HowToChangeName There are plenty of videos of US army commiting evil acts on muslims, remember guantanamo?

[@echelon2k8]

Pretty sure Australia doesn't have an extradition treaty with a nation like Afghanistan, especially now that it's controlled by terrorists.

[@charlesschulz8416]

So the Taliban should be standing trial for warcrimes they committed aswell

[@retired3437]

Of course, the Taliban does not commit war crimes to them it is all part of what they do,ask any Afghan who has fled the country, what a joke!

[@raymondpoh]

Such tough people? Nothing but just bullies treating other humans worse than their pets

[@TheGercek53]

Guy is a hero, there is no war crime, i served in swiss millitary. So called civillian could have reported the operation to taliban. That what every nation does it. take out the possible witness

[@catholicchristdisciple]

Thank you for youre service

[@thebrowser6758]

Dang, areyou like an Officer or something to know that kind of Stuff or is it Universal Knowledge taught to every Soldier

[@flow6279]

How come this court ruling or the original reporting not given full coverage in western mainstream media? Are the Afghans less human than Ukrainians?

[@gondorianslayer4250]

Pretty much.

[@HungryLoki]

No, but an active war on European soil is a tad more pressing than some court case in Australia. From a european perspective anyway. You might want to use more specific terms than "The West" if you're honestly looking for an answer.

[@irvhensalkholm5227]

The hypocrisy of war on terror. It seems that there is a mislabeling on who is the terrorist.

[@Spike-qt7tx]

I do not consider the taliban a credible source of information.

[@anthonymartinez4307]

Yes any wrong doing should always be tried. Now when will you stop treating women less than men? In order to seek Justice you have to also make sure you change what is wrong not only use the great justice when it only benefits you, then turn around and disregard that justice against your own people for instance no education or mistreatment of women has been an issue you don’t solve but like that same justification when it effects you?

[@KarunanithiNRamachandran]

This is the reason why countries should not get involved with the problems of other countries . Leave it to them to sort it out but if these countries invade another country then they should be stopped by any means and all the citizens of that invading country should be held responsible .

[@MasonBryant]

What a childish viewpoint. You can't have it both ways. You either get involved or you don't.

[@KarunanithiNRamachandran]

@@MasonBryant Yes !! The west always gets involved for the wrong reason , control of and a piece of the wealth they are supposedly helping . Yes !!! the west always wants it their way .

[@TM-ch3hl]

So by your logic every single citizen of the USA, UK, France, Russia, Australia etc. Should be held responsible for what happened in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan? Bro do you even have 1 brain cell?

[@damionkeeling3103]

@@MasonBryant It's about consistency of approach. War crimes are now intolerable, at least from a western standpoint but there is still a war memorial to RAF Bomber Command which murdered hundreds of thousands of civilians in attacks designed to demoralise the enemy. Literal acts of terrorism, not a byproduct of bombing enemy military and industrial targets but deliberate policy. We've all heard of Oradour-sur-glane where 643 civilians were murdered by the SS in order to scare the local population into not helping the resistance. Exactly the same concept and outcome as the bombing raids just done on foot by soldiers rather than firebombs from planes.

[@LordOfSweden]

So stop all invanding Afghns of Europe

[@jm7578]

People think I’m weird for being anti-war. What happened in Afghanistan and Iraq was evil and tragic. The west could do the world a favor by staying out of other peoples business

[@jbk19xx57]

War brings the WORST out of people.

[@cristsan4171]

What do these Jews Midian expect from a kangaroo armed with a sharpened butter knife.

[@jullez1849]

When you realize even the civilians there were your enemies and conspired with the enemy you'll look at this in a new light.

[@Blinful]

Not executed, but he should go to prison - that’s for sure.

[@YeahYeahb-tch]

Throw this guy in prison. Talk about conduct unbecoming. I know it’s war but that’s not soldiers.

[@koharumi1]

Imagine how many other cases are underreported.

[@Zack-fu4lo]

theyre not saying "that australian shoyuld be hanged" they're saying, "that war criminal should be hanged"