According to a report when a military sociologist interviewed soldiers in order to examine the culture of special forces there were allegations of a blood lust and killing for sport mentality in Afghanistan. The information was relayed to defence chiefs which resulted in a four year investigation, reportedly by the chief of the Australian defence force. It is not known whether other special forces were implicated.
Results of the investigation after extensive interviews are that 39 civilians are thought to have been murdered in nineteen seperate incidents. Reports were that junior soldiers were ordered to shoot prisoners for war experience, yet the report refuses to lay blame at this level. Nineteen current or former soldiers involving 36 incidents are being referred to the police. A heavily curtailed version of the report was said to have been published yesterday.