Australian war crimes in Afghanistan: race, gender and responsibility

ABSTRACT This is article introduces the special issue focused on allegations of war crimes committed by Australian Defence Forces (ADF) in Afghanistan. Submissions focus on these specific allegation and also offer broader context in terms of both the history of war crimes committed by ADF forces internationally, and the global context of Western military war crimes and illicit activities in foreign countries, military culture and military masculinities. The authors focus on gender, race, colonial logics, and power in their analysis these allegations and draw out the international implications of the Australian case.