by Diaa Hadid and Khwaga GhaniApr, 25 2021
Australia has sent more than 25,000 troops, 3,000 of them special forces, in rotations from 2005 to 2016 to the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan. An Australia military inquiry report said it found credible information of suspected unlawful killings of civilians and efforts to cover up the incidents. Image: Simon O'Dwyer/Fairfax Media via Getty Images
Editor's note: This story includes details of violence that readers may find disturbing.
KABUL, Afghanistan — When it started, the boy had been dozing on a mat in a room crammed with family visiting for a wedding. When it ended, his uncle and five other relatives, including small children, were dead.