The wheels of justice and public debate have continued to grind beyond the confines of the landmark Ben Roberts-Smith case – and medals, reputations and potentially former soldiers’ freedom are at stake.
An Australian civil court on Thursday ruled against decorated soldier Roberts-Smith in a defamation case and found allegations of war crimes against Smith were true.
The United Nations Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva, met on Wednesday with the Islamic Emirate’s foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and discussed various issues, including interaction between Afghanistan and the international community, the current situation of the country and the region. Quoting Muttaqi, Hafiz Zia Ahmad Takal, deputy spokesman for the foreign ministry,