"For a long time, these claims of unlawful killings, or war crimes had lived quietly in Afghan villages. They were shared between families, in grief and disbelief, but rarely went beyond that."
"During this process, I listened to interviews with the people of Uruzgan province that have stayed with me ever since. They spoke about night raids, about loved ones taken away, about children watching things they could not understand."
"The houses that had been described in military language as targets or sites were, in truth, ordinary family homes made in the traditional way, with a new layer of mud every time the rainy season cracked it."
"When the Brereton report was released in 2020, it confirmed what many of these Afghan families had been saying all along - that there were allegations of unlawful killings of Afghans by Australian."
Allegations of unlawful killings by Australian SAS soldiers in Afghanistan surfaced late, primarily through journalists listening to Afghan voices. These claims had long been shared quietly among families in grief, lacking the means to be heard. By the time the allegations gained media attention, soldiers had already left Afghanistan, leaving behind enduring pain. Interviews with Uruzgan province residents revealed personal stories of loss and trauma, contrasting military descriptions of targets with the reality of ordinary family homes. The Brereton report confirmed these allegations, validating the experiences of Afghan families.
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