SYDNEY, April 7 -- Australia's most decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with five counts of war crime murders related to the killing of unarmed civilians in Afghanistan, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) confirmed. The 47-year-old former Australian Defence Force (ADF) member was taken into custody at Sydney Airport and is expected to appear in a New South Wales court later on Tuesday.

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The charges stem from the deaths of five Afghan civilians between 2009 and 2012. AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett said it will be alleged that the victims were detained, unarmed, and under the control of ADF members when they were killed. S...