Tonight on @SBSNews, hear from the Afghans on the Brereton inquiry into alleged war crimes.
An exclusive interview with a spokesman for the Afghan National Security Council, human rights groups and the Taliban.
Don't miss it - 630pm
An exclusive interview with a spokesman for the Afghan National Security Council, human rights groups and the Taliban.
Don't miss it - 630pm
The @AfghanistanIHRC, which helped Australian investigators on the inquiry, says if there is enough information there should be a judicial process and "perpetrators should be held accountable".
“Australians were there to improve the lives of Afghans and of course not everything Australian forces did (there) was wrong, but there were really shocking incidents that need to be addressed.” @ShaharzadAkbar
Jawad Zawulistani, the Managing Director of Afghanistan Human Rights and Democracy Organization, which represents victims of war crimes, says some of the Afghan families don't even know the redacted report is being released tomorrow.
Relatives of alleged victims are hoping to finally find out the truth. “In some of the reports, bodies were thrown in the river, [they] ... find a dead body of their relatives somewhere in their villages and they didn't know what has happened to them.”
@Jawadniki
@Jawadniki
The Afghan government assisted with the Brereton IGADF inquiry. Rahmatullah Andar, a spokesman for the Afghan National Security Council, says Australia should be commended for launching the investigation, and the bravery of soldiers who spoke out should be lauded.
But he says any confirmed victims' families should receive an apology. “If the investigation finds that because of such crimes, particular [Afghan] families are affected, saying sorry to them is another [act of] moral courage."
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