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A former Australian army commander accused of war crimes while serving in Afghanistan as part of a US-led occupation force told another soldier “I just want to kill [expletive],” a witness has said during a court hearing.

Serving officer in Australian Defence Force tells defamation trial Roberts-Smith showed photos of dead insurgents on his iPod

Behind the brave warrior image, some witnesses say they saw another side to the highly decorated soldier.

Behind the brave warrior image, some witnesses say they saw another side to the highly decorated soldier.

Behind the brave warrior image, some witnesses say they saw another side to the highly decorated soldier.

Emma Roberts is giving evidence for Nine newspapers, the publisher Mr Roberts-Smith is suing over allegations he committed war crimes while serving with the SAS in Afghanistan.

Emma Roberts, who dropped the Smith from her surname after she split with her husband, is giving evidence against the war hero at his Federal Court defamation trial in Sydney.

Emma Roberts has given evidence that Mr Roberts-Smiths behaviour became very, very different when she suspected him of having an affair and the pair underwent marriage counselling.

Mr Roberts-Smith and his mistress declare their love for each and discuss plans for the future, while he also admits at the height of the affair he was also still sleeping with his then wife.

The Sydney court was told on Wednesday by a serving SAS soldier, referred to only as Person 41, that Ben Roberts-Smith ordered the killing of an Afghan prisoner, and killed another himself.