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Australia in Afghanistan
![Ben Roberts-Smith and the Legacy of the War on Terror Ben Roberts-Smith and the Legacy of the War on Terror](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-06-09-101707.jpg)
Ben Roberts-Smith and the Legacy of the War on Terror
By Aisyah Llewellyn
A judge last week ruled that the decorated Australian veteran committed a host of war crimes while deployed in Afghanistan.
![Australia Struggles With Moral Obligation to Aid Afghan Partners Australia Struggles With Moral Obligation to Aid Afghan Partners](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-10-30-9.jpg)
Australia Struggles With Moral Obligation to Aid Afghan Partners
By Joshua Mcdonald
Afghan interpreters plead for support from the Australian government as the threat from the Taliban increases.
![Australia Closes Its Embassy in Kabul, Others Scale Back Australia Closes Its Embassy in Kabul, Others Scale Back](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-11-12-13.jpg)
Australia Closes Its Embassy in Kabul, Others Scale Back
By Tameem Akhgar
Embassies in the Afghan capital are located in a so-called Green Zone, considered the most heavily protected.
![Australia Avoids Reckoning With Afghanistan War Crimes Allegations Australia Avoids Reckoning With Afghanistan War Crimes Allegations](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-10-30-9.jpg)
Australia Avoids Reckoning With Afghanistan War Crimes Allegations
By Joshua Mcdonald
More cases of alleged unlawful killings and abuse by Australian special forces in Afghanistan arise.
![Australia to Prosecute Troops for War Crimes in Afghanistan Australia to Prosecute Troops for War Crimes in Afghanistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-11-12-13.jpg)
Australia to Prosecute Troops for War Crimes in Afghanistan
By Associated Press
Prosecuting alleged Australian war criminals is expected to take years.
![Rights Groups Urge Australia to Release Inquiry Into War Crimes in Afghanistan Rights Groups Urge Australia to Release Inquiry Into War Crimes in Afghanistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-10-30-9.jpg)
Rights Groups Urge Australia to Release Inquiry Into War Crimes in Afghanistan
By Joshua Mcdonald
The inquiry comes amid a volley of investigations by Australian media outlets into the alleged war crimes and the “culture of impunity” that enables such violations.
![Australia to Follow US Withdrawal From Afghanistan Australia to Follow US Withdrawal From Afghanistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-03-06-10.jpg)
Australia to Follow US Withdrawal From Afghanistan
By Joshua Mcdonald
After 18 years of war, Australian troops will withdraw from Afghanistan amid a hoped-for peace.
![Julie Bishop Visits Afghanistan, UAE Julie Bishop Visits Afghanistan, UAE](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-01-29_04-25-28.jpg)
Julie Bishop Visits Afghanistan, UAE
By Helen Clark
While Australia's PM was embroiled in controversy, his foreign minister was visiting Afghanistan.
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