Aussie troops criticized for flying Nazi flag in Afghanistan
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Australia's prime minister has joined critics of elite Australian Special Forces troops who were photographed more than a decade ago flying a Nazi flag from a vehicle while on patrol in Afghanistan.
Australian Broadcasting Corp. on Thursday published the photograph of the red flag with a black swastika inside a white circle flying from a Land Rover Long Range Patrol Vehicle somewhere in Afghanistan in 2007.
The secretive culture of the Australia Special Forces, which comprise the Special Air Service Regiment and Commandos, is under a microscope with the Australian Defense Force Inspector General finalizing a two-year investigation into allegations of misconduct. The allegations include illegal killings in Afghanistan.
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull described the flag incident as "completely and utterly unacceptable," and said the soldiers involved had been disciplined.