An Australian military lawyer leaked classified files to a journalist. The story that followed detailed allegations of Australians committing war crimes in Afghanistan.

In this documentary, we go behind the scenes to determine David McBride’s original motivation to blow the whistle.

Four Corners reporter Grace Tobin has spent months with McBride, through his public court battle to his private moments with his family, and now, as he waits to be sentenced.

She also interviews Dan Oakes, the investigative journalist who dealt with McBride for his reporting of ‘The Afghan Files’, which led to the AFP’s high-profile raid on the ABC.

This is the first time he’s spoken out about what really happened.

This episode was originally broadcast as ‘Rules of Engagement’ on 25 March 2024 on ABC TV and ABC iview.

Read more on the interviews with David McBride and Dan Oakes here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/103542714

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