Australian military said it had launched an investigation into the offensive Facebook remarks, which included troops joking about running over and shooting Afghans.

Stephen Smith, the Australian defence minister, apologised to Abdul Rahim Wardak, his Afghan counterpart, Abdul Rahim Wardak, on behalf of the 1,550 Australian troops based in Afghanistan's restive Uruzgan province.
"I said, 'I am ringing you, minister, because I don't want this to lower our standing,'" he told ABC radio.
"He said that in his mind, in his own view it would not."
The Australian military said it had launched an investigation into the offensive Facebook remarks, which included troops joking about running over and shooting Afghans. The defence force have warned that the comments could jeopardise the country's mission in Afghanistan.
Mr Smith described the postings, in which Afghans are referred to as "ragheads", as appalling.

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