UK special forces may have committed 'serious offences' in Afghanistan, court told Troops could face criminal prosecution for their actions, the High Court has heard The Independent UK · 1h ago
‘Serious concern’ after MOD fails to disclose nearly 100m files to Afghan killings inquiry, court hears Millions of new files discovered by MoD will not delay UK special forces Afghan killings inquiry, government insists The Independent UK · Sep 25
Soldiers 'dropped prisoners in Afghanistan from forklift for fun', inquiry told A WOMAN who worked in the UK special forces (UKSF) was told soldiers dropped prisoners in Afghanistan from a forklift “for fun”, an inquiry has… The National (Scotland) · Jul 14
Soldier ‘called Taliban-loving apologist’ after questioning special forces about Afghanistan raid, inquiry hears Christopher Green said concerns had been raised at a relatively early stage that the ‘wrong people’ had been shot dead by the International Security Assistance Force The Independent UK · Jul 13
Afghan families express concerns over SAS soldiers ‘refusing to give evidence’ A senior officer told a closed hearing that the director of UK special forces made a ‘conscious decision’ to cover up potential war crimes. The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2025
Special forces chief made ‘conscious’ choice to cover up war crimes, probe told Members of UK special forces gave evidence to the Afghanistan Inquiry in a series of closed hearings. Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2025
Special forces chief knew UK soldiers were executing Afghans but covered it up, whistleblower claims Senior officer issues extraordinary plea to the UK special forces community to ‘decide what you stand for’ The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2025
Special forces chief tried to cover up concerns about SAS conduct in Afghanistan, inquiry told Whistleblower says chain of command failed to stop extrajudicial shootings, including of children, after alarm was raised The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2025
Hundreds of Afghan special forces wrongly rejected for sanctuary due to poor MoD decisions, High Court judge finds Ministry of Defence ordered to publish ‘transparent and accurate’ information about review of Afghan commando cases The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2025
Government ‘must speed up relocation of Afghan heroes after blunder’ IN FULL The Independent UK · May 24, 2025
UK urged to bring hundreds of Afghan heroes to safety after major blunder saw them wrongly rejected Afghan commandos who fought side-by-side with UK special forces had been denied help and left at the mercy of the Taliban before ministers announced a rethink of cases The Independent UK · May 24, 2025
UK officer who oversaw rejections of Afghan asylum claims could be linked to war crimes inquiry, High Court hears Senior civil servant became concerned about how Afghan claims for UK resettlement were being rejected The Independent UK · May 22, 2025
Process for allowing Afghan troops to UK ‘a disaster area’ that could be likened to ‘a crime scene’, court hears MoD facing legal action over scheme to bring some former Afghan commandos to safety in the UK The Independent UK · May 21, 2025
General accused of failing to report SAS war crimes evidence is made navy chief Royal Navy leader also accused of overseeing denial of resettlement claims made by Afghans who aided UK forces The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2025
Evening Standard · Jan 8, 2025 Whistleblower of alleged special forces murders fears being branded traitor The witness, known as N1799, said he still fears for his personal wellbeing after coming forward with the allegations.
The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2025 Special forces soldiers in Afghanistan had ‘golden pass to get away with murder’, inquiry told A special forces witness told the inquiry he believed an SAS unit had been ‘executing fighting age males’ in Afghanistan
The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2024 MoD accused of burying admission that UK special forces had power over Afghan sanctuary claims Potential war crimes by members of UK special forces in Afghanistan are currently under investigation
The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2024 UK special forces blocked resettlement applications from elite Afghan troops MoD conducts review but stands accused of conflict of interest while public inquiry investigates conduct of SAS in Afghanistan
The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2023 UK special forces need greater scrutiny after unlawful killings claims, MPs warn A parliamentary committee should be set up to scrutinise actions of the special forces, report says