Australia's most decorated veteran granted bail on war crimes charges related to Afghan deaths

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oceaniaworld4/17/2026

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Reports differ across sources; according to foxnews.com, mELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s most decorated living veteran, Ben Roberts-Smith, walked free on bail from a Sydney prison on Friday, 10 days after he was charged with war crimes in the killings of five people while serving in Afghanistan.

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