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During the war in Afghanistan, elite units from around the world operated side-by-side with U.S. Special Forces. British SAS. Canadian JTF2. Navy SEALs. Delta Force. But when Australian SAS operators arrived in theater, many American Special Forces soldiers were left stunned by what they witnessed.

According to multiple after-action reports and accounts from U.S. personnel who worked alongside them, the Australians approached combat with a level of aggression, improvisation, and battlefield initiative that sometimes pushed beyond what American command structures would normally authorize. In some cases, U.S. officers reportedly described operations carried out by the Australians with a simple reaction: “They did things we’d never authorize.”

In this video, we break down the real history behind those statements. From the long combat legacy of the Australian Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) to their reputation in Afghanistan and Iraq, we'll examine why their methods sometimes shocked even veteran U.S. Special Forces teams.

Where did this reputation come from? How did Australian special operations culture develop differently from the American system? And what actually happened during joint operations that made U.S. commanders say the quiet part out loud?

This is the story of the Australian SAS in modern war — the tactics, the culture, and the moments that left even the most experienced American operators questioning what they had just seen.

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