"This story began before Afghanistan," said the former SAS soldier. "I wonder if you have ever considered going back to 1999 and East Timor where was one of the first SAS soldiers to be investigated for dubious shooting activity," wrote one former SAS veteran in 2020. "I thought it pertinent to draw your attention to allegations that were made against …
For 14 months, journalist Mark Willacy and the ABC Investigations team has scrutinised serious and shocking allegations of war crimes by Australian special forces in Afghanistan. Journalists Dan Oakes and Sam Clark were under threat of criminal charges for more than a year over their 2017 'Afghan Files' stories, which triggered an Australian Federal Police raid on the ABC's headquarters. …