Spotlight Former Special Forces commando Heston Russell opens ...

The ABC has been forced into an embarrassing concession over its reporting of the war in Afghanistan, amid claims extra gunshots were added to a video of Australian soldiers shooting from a helicopter.

In a statement to 7NEWS Spotlight, the national broadcaster said it had removed an online video — which used a 15 second portion from a longer clip that the ABC alleged showed Special Forces commando Heston Russell trying to kill unarmed Afghan civilians.