ICC could look at Australian special forces and Afghan civilian deaths in 2009

Could the International Criminal Court try to exercise its jurisdiction over alleged Australian special forces' involvement in civilian deaths in Afghanistan? Part of the answer may lie in redacted documents from the federal Attorney-General's Department concerning a 2009 raid by Australian commandos in which six civilians - most of them children - were killed.

Children come out to see Australian Special Operations Task Group soldiers and Afghan police visiting their village in 2009 Source: Dept of Defence

As Michelle Chen reports, it comes as a special Defence inquiry examines the culture of the special forces, amid mounting allegations of military misconduct