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The ICC was only ever intended as a court of last resort, meaning it will only investigate and prosecute people for alleged war crimes when a country is unwilling or unable to do so itself.
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The awarding, and revoking, of military medals is more complex than it appears, and is no replacement for the proper investigation of alleged war crimes.
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The explosive evidence heard in the case also underscores the need for the Army and the Australian public to reckon fully with the conduct of Australian forces in the Afghanistan campaign.
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In his judgment, the judge said he was satisfied the most serious imputations were proven on the balance of probabilities, which is the test in such civil cases.
US marines with a female engagement team in southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, in May 2012.
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Women who served in unofficial combat and intelligence roles during the Afghanistan war offer brutally honest accounts of their experiences.
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The west wants to prevent a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. But every move towards engagement with the Taliban is met with further oppression.
A suicide attack in early March 2023 killed a Taliban governor in his office and two other victims.
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ISIS-K’s recent killings of Taliban brass are part of the extremist group’s long-term strategy. Will Taliban leaders contain the resurgence of violence?
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The area of land under opium cultivation increased by 32% last year.
Afghan women have been banned from working by the Taliban, leaving thousands in poverty.
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Widows and single women are losing their homes, after being told they can no longer work by the Taliban, and are living on the poverty line.
China’s foreign minister Wang Yi speaking with leading politicians from Afghanistan’s neighbouring countries in October 2021.
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China is expanding its relationship with the Taliban as a way of addressing its needs for increased energy supply.
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Since the Taliban’s return to power in neighbouring Afghanistan, the security situation in Pakistan has grown increasingly dire.
Prince Harry’s new book “Spare” is stirring discussion about whether he should have revealed the number of warfighters that he killed.
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A US Air Force professor of philosophy weighs in on Prince Harry’s decision to disclose his ‘body count’ from his service in Afghanistan.
Prince Harry sits on an Apache helicopter at the British-controlled flight line in Afghanistan on Dec. 12, 2012.
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An expert in military decision-making explains the real-life consequences of war and the long-term psychological toll that endures.
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Fifty years after the US pulled out of Vietnam, the legacy of that war is still influencing its decisions.
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There are a range of new flashpoints and ongoing deadly conflicts the world has largely ignored due to the focus on Ukraine.
President Biden has moved the US back into a leadership position at COP.
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Joe Biden’s move away from Trump’s isolationist policy has won some support from the public, and Congress.
Same old Taliban: Afghan women in Texas protest the treatment of women under the current Islamic regime.
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Afghanistan’s new rulers have broken their pledge to uphold women’s rights.
Photographs capture images of women in war-torn regions of the world.
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Pictures of women in war play a pivotal role in the battlefield of political ideas, argues a feminist historian who examines how images and attire are used and seen in war zones and occupied lands.
Resistance leader: the NRF’s Ahmad Massoud.
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The National Resistance Front controls large swaths of territory in the north-east of Afghanistan.
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One woman has used her academic research and personal experience to explore the idea of ‘acceptable’ and ‘undeserving’ refugees.