The mistaken identity that led to Australian soldiers allegedly killing the wrong man | ABC News

The mistaken identity that led to Australian soldiers allegedly killing the wrong man | ABC News

Australian Special Forces allegedly killed an unarmed Afghan civilian after mistaking him for a Taliban target who shared the same name. ABC Investigations has been told that the man was dragged away and shot multiple times in cold blood during the 2013 raid. A complaint was later made to the coalition forces about his killing. Mark Willacy has the latest in a series of exclusive reports on unlawful special forces killings in Afghanistan. Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-2... For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY You can watch more ABC News content on iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Subscribe to us on YouTube: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 You can also like us on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Or follow us on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Or even on Twitter:   / abcnews