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Australia's most decorated soldier denies Afghan war crimes

Australia's most decorated soldier, charged with war crimes related to Afghanistan deployments over a decade ago, has publicly denied the allegations ‌against him. Grouped from 2 articles across 2 sources.

2 reports2 sourcesApr 19, 2026, 6:42 AM
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Sky NewsApr 19, 2026, 6:42 AM

Australia's most decorated soldier denies Afghan war crimes

Australia's most decorated soldier, charged with war crimes related to Afghanistan deployments over a decade ago, has publicly denied the allegations ‌against him.

BBC NewsApr 19, 2026, 5:12 AM

Australia's most-decorated soldier vows to fight war crime charges

Ben Roberts-Smith has given his first statement since he was charged with five counts of the war crime of murder last week.

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