Former British officer: Special forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan

Ahmad Shaker Tue Dec 2025 2 days ago 49

This officer said that despite widespread awareness of these crimes within the chain of command, no action was taken.


The UK Ministry of Defence launched this inquiry after a BBC television documentary reported that during the Afghanistan war, over a decade ago, the "Special Air Service" (SAS) forces had killed 54 people under suspicious circumstances.


This inquiry also examines a number of British forces' night raids from mid-2010 to mid-2013; a period when British forces were part of the US-led coalition against the Taliban and other militants.


Previously, the British military police had conducted several investigations into allegations of misconduct by UK forces in Afghanistan, including accusations against the SAS special forces; however, the Ministry of Defence stated that none of those investigations found sufficient evidence for prosecution.


The head of this inquiry has said its aim is to refer those who violated the law to the relevant authorities and, in turn, to clear the names of those who did not commit any wrongdoing.


This inquiry shows that British Army forces in operations killed men of fighting age without regard to the actual level of threat they posed.


An officer with a codename who at that time was deputy head of the operations staff at the British Special Forces headquarters, on Monday (December 1), presented new evidence in a private session and said that in 2011 he had become suspicious about the number of detainees killed during "UK Special Forces 1" (UKSF1) operations.


By reviewing official reports after operations, he said the number of "enemy killed in action" (EKIA) exceeded the number of weapons recovered from the scene. Additionally, reports claiming that detainees, after capture, had repeatedly attempted to grab weapons or use grenades were not credible.

A former senior British officer has stated in a public inquiry that British special forces in Afghanistan apparently committed war crimes by executing suspects.

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