US may suspend alliance with Australian Special Forces over war crimes allegations: report

Australia has long been a close ally of the United States. In fact, it has been one of the United States' top non-NATO allies.

But according to The Guardian, U.S. officials are warning that the U.S. may suspend cooperation with Australian Special Forces in response to reports of alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan.

Gen. Angus Campbell, who heads the Australian Defense Force, said he had "received a letter from the United States defense attaché here in Canberra” in response to credible evidence implicating 25 current or former members of the Australian Special Forces in the deaths of 39 people in Afghanistan — as well as the mistreatment of two other people.

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The U.S. and Australia were allies during U.S. forces' many years in Afghanistan following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The Taliban, however, took over Afghanistan after the Biden Administration followed former U.S. President Donald Trump's timeline for withdrawal of troops from the country.

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The Guardian's full report continues at this link.