Afghanistan: investigations, a bit of truth but no justice

British soldiers from the Royal Air Force conduct a patrol outside Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan.
British soldiers from the Royal Air Force conduct a patrol outside Kandahar Air Field, 4 November 2006. Photo : © John D. McHugh / AFP

Investigations on war crimes committed by international forces in Afghanistan initiated in the UK, Australia, Netherlands, are producing limited results in terms of compensation for the victims, structural reforms, with virtually no chance of going to trial. To try and find out why, our partners at Asymmetrical Haircuts have invited in this new podcast Iain Overton, Thijs Bouwknegt, Ben Saul, and Rachel Reid. Be they criminal or historical, investigations are there, at least, “to inform society about what our politics and our military are doing elsewhere in the world when they use violence,” says Bouwknegt.

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This podcast has been published as part of a partnership between Justice Info and Asymmetrical Haircuts, a podcast on international justice produced from The Hague by journalists Janet Anderson and Stephanie van den Berg, who retain full control and independence over the contents of the podcast.

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