Abstract: In Re Civilian Casualty Court Martial, disciplinary charges preferred against two Australian commandos accused of causing the deaths of five civilians during a night-time raid in Afghanistan were dismissed as being wrong in law. Despite the relevance of ‘war crimes’ under the Criminal Code (Cth) to their conduct, the charges preferred against the commandos...

Presents various approaches for Australia to play a role in shaping Afghanistan’s future, both unilaterally and by working with other nations. Summary: On 31 December 2014, Afghanistan will move from a UN-led period of ‘transition’ (2001–2014) to an Afghan-led and -owned ‘transformation decade’ (2015–2024). The transformation decade will seek to consolidate and build on the...

Afghan women are saying they are terrified of the restrictions and abuse they will face in a post-2014 Afghanistan. They are warning that women's rights are being traded away in power-sharing negotiations between the Karzai Government, the Taleban and other groups. Hear their first-hand accounts at a recent Amnesty International discussion.

As Afghanistan’s current Ambassador to Australia, Nasir Andisha, spoke to Sergei DeSilva-Ranasinghe about the changing nature of bilateral ties, the importance of Afghanistan to regional and international security and what he hopes to achieve during his tenure as ambassador.

This research brief assesses the effectiveness of U.S. information operations in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2010, with particular attention to how well messages and themes were tailored to target audiences. Key findings include: Efforts to win the support of the Afghan population for U.S. and allied military operations have had mixed success. The most successful...