Rights bodies denounce killing of Afghan civilians by Australian forces
Amin Alemi
Press TV, Kabul
According to many independent institutions like Afghanistan’ independent human rights commission, some Australian troops have committed crimes against humanity such as intentionally killing civilians since the beginning of America’s longest war in Afghanistan back in 2001.
A recent report on Australian forces’ potential war crimes in Afghanistan has provoked reactions from Afghan institutions.
Afghanistan’s human rights commission has condemned the killing of civilians by Australian troops and urged the prosecution of those responsible for the crimes.
Afghanistan’s independent human rights commission has dismissed as an inhuman move the killing of dozens of Afghan civilians by Australian troops.
This comes as experts believe there is not much optimism that independent investigations would be launched, even at the International Criminal Court, into the case of killing of Afghan civilians by Australian troops.
Based on a recent report released by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, more than 32,000 civilians were killed and around 60,000 others including women and children were injured over the last decade. That is why the UN body also believes it is time to put an end to this human tragedy and misery by struggling to bring peace to the war-ravaged country.
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