Australia is mounting a full diplomatic press on the Trump Administration to try to thwart the release of the Afghan fighter who murdered three diggers eight years ago.
The man was supposed to serve a death sentence for killing the soldiers he served alongside, but he could now walk free under a prisoner swap deal being negotiated to end Afghanistan’s war.
Defence correspondent Andrew Greene reports.
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