Australian ex-soldier charged with war crime for Afghan civilian's murder.

An Australian veteran has been charged with the war crime of murder in Afghanistan, becoming the first to face charges after a war crime investigation found that 19 Australian special forces soldiers could face charges for illegal conduct during the conflict. The man is accused of murdering an Afghan man while deployed to Afghanistan and faces a potential sentence of life in prison if convicted. The police are working with the Office of the Special Investigator to build cases against elite SAS and Commando Regiments troops who served in Afghanistan between 2005 and 2016.