Shattered lives:The beauty and horror of day-to-day existence in Afghanistan
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Shattered lives:The beauty and horror of day-to-day existence in Afghanistan

Photojournalist Andrew Quilty was based in Afghanistan from 2013 until the return of the Taliban in 2021. He captured the stark realities of daily life in the war-torn country.

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The wild,green shrub in Afghanistan that is dividing drug experts

The wild,green shrub in Afghanistan that is dividing drug experts

Researchers were left scratching their heads this week after a UN report raised the alarm about the surging manufacture of crystal meth in Afghanistan.

  • byLucy Cormack
‘Seriously disturbed’:MPs alarmed by disrepair at secretive military facility

‘Seriously disturbed’:MPs alarmed by disrepair at secretive military facility

Facilities at one of the nation’s most secretive and important military stations need to be upgraded urgently,a bipartisan parliamentary committee has warned.

  • byMatthew Knott
Why an Afghan teenager’s underground book club needs Australia’s help

Why an Afghan teenager’s underground book club needs Australia’s help

As women’s rights have been wound back,one teenager and her friends have found a way to study.

  • byGarry Maddox
Defence whistleblower wants charges on show at War Memorial

Defence whistleblower wants charges on show at War Memorial

Former army lawyer David McBride,who is facing trial this year,wants evidence of his treatment by the justice system displayed.

  • byAngus Thompson
War Memorial installs plaques noting ‘gravity’ of Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case

War Memorial installs plaques noting ‘gravity’ of Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case

The plaques say the Australian War Memorial is considering what context should be added to displays honouring Ben Roberts-Smith,after a landmark defamation case found he was a murderer and war criminal.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
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Taliban orders Afghan beauty salons to close

Taliban orders Afghan beauty salons to close

Women in Afghanistan now have even fewer places to gather in public after the Taliban ordered the closure of beauty salons.

I exposed war crimes among the SAS. A few weeks ago,my car was repossessed
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I exposed war crimes among the SAS. A few weeks ago,my car was repossessed

What I came up against was more than the horrific acts of a few rogue soldiers. It was the cult of brand “SAS”;the cult of the male warrior. I’d dared question their heroes.

  • bySamantha Crompvoets
‘Culture of cover-up’:Lambie refers ADF commanders to The Hague

‘Culture of cover-up’:Lambie refers ADF commanders to The Hague

Senator Jacqui Lambie has referred senior Defence Force officers to the International Criminal Court over alleged war crimes in Afghanistan.

  • byMatthew Knott
Defence chief Angus Campbell tried to hand back his Afghanistan medal but was refused

Defence chief Angus Campbell tried to hand back his Afghanistan medal but was refused

The offer was made to then-defence minister Linda Reynolds but was turned down by the Morrison government because it did not want anybody’s medals revoked.

  • byChris Masters
‘Can’t sweep this under the rug’:Reynolds calls for more ADF transparency
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‘Can’t sweep this under the rug’:Reynolds calls for more ADF transparency

Former defence minister Linda Reynolds also wants senior officers to take more responsibility for alleged wrongdoing in Afghanistan.

  • byMatthew Knott