Several serving and former Australian military commanders have been stripped of medals over allegations of war crimes committed during the Afghanistan war, Defense Minister Richard Marles said.

A number of current and former Australian military commanders have had their medals stripped following allegations of war crimes committed during the Afghanistan War, Australian Defense Minister ...

Despite the clear “courage and commitment” of the majority of soldiers within the Special Operations Task Group, as many as 3000 soldiers could lose their Meritorious Unit Citation.

Reviewing the decorations of some commanders was a recommendation of the Brereton Inquiry into misconduct and war crimes committed by Australian troops in Afghanistan between 2005 and 2016.

Australia's Defense Minister Richard Marles says several serving and former military commanders have been stripped of medals over allegations of war crimes committed during the Afghanistan war.