# Claim 316

ABC's editorial director called the Afghan Files reporting outstanding and in the public interest.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: ABC's editorial director called the Afghan Files reporting outstanding and in the public interest.
- Field: effect_on_reporting
- Value: Editorial director calls reporting outstanding
- About: [incident 2019-australia-afp-raids-abc-afghan-files](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2019-australia-afp-raids-abc-afghan-files)
- Source: ABC raided by Australian Federal Police over Afghan Files stories. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-05/abc-raided-by-australian-federal-police-afghan-files-stories/11181162
- Publisher: ABC News (Australia)
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2019-06-05

## Quotation from the source

> This was outstanding reporting … it was clearly in the public interest and sometimes difficult truths have to be told

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