![]() ![]() SASR even demarcated its own compound within the confines of the larger Tarin Kowt base. The army command offered too little by way of integration of SASR and 2 Commando with other units. This likely desensitised, then dehumanised, some of the soldiers. Meanwhile, SASR and 2 Commando returned again and again to combat. Other Australian service personnel were constrained by strict rules of engagement in projects ranging from school construction to counter-intelligence operations to building trust with local warlords. The reputation of Australia’s special forces is beyond repair - it's time for them to be disbanded ![]() Special forces saw the very worst of their enemy, and eventually of each other. They fought with the constant reality of potential death or maiming through close-quarter combat, IEDs and “ green on blue” attacks by Afghan allies. Selected through recruitment courses to stand out and stand alone, the SASR distinguished itself – even from the commandos who shared the burden of Australia’s war-fighting missions.ĭrawing on a few hundred soldiers and two units from an army of tens of thousands, only a small body of troops was selected for relentless “kill and capture” missions of Taliban militants. In Afghanistan, special forces soldiers were fighting a war within a war. ![]() Selected for relentless ‘kill and capture’ missions Importantly, the SASR badly needs to examine how it relates to the Australian Army, of which it is a part. ![]()
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