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Former SAS captain, Liberal MP Andrew Hastie heard rumours of wrongdoing before deployment to Afghanistan

Liberal MP and former SAS captain Andrew Hastie has revealed he had heard rumours of wrongdoing by Australian special forces before his deployment to Afghanistan and made clear his “expectations” of his soldiers.
Key points:
- Andrew Hastie says he is confident he is not under investigation for war crimes
- A report released last week found 39 Afghan civilians and prisoners were unlawfully killed by Australian soldiers
- Mr Hastie wants a parliamentary committee formed to better hold Defence to account
But he said this did not stop “incidents” occurring under his command that needed investigation.
“When I went to Afghanistan in 2013, it was at the tail end of the war,” Mr Hastie told the ABC.
“I had soldiers who deployed three, four, five and six…
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