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Eighty Afghan civilians may have been summarily killed by SAS, inquiry told
Lawyers for bereaved families allege British soldiers carried out policy of terminating all fighting-age menEi…
- Afghanistan, British army, Military, Ministry of Defence, South and Central Asia, UK news, World news
Inquiry launched into claims SAS soldiers killed Afghan civilians
MoD concedes to longstanding demands for statutory inquiry into allegations dating back to 2010Ministers have …
- Afghanistan, Ben Wallace, Defence policy, Military, Ministry of Defence, South and Central Asia, UK news
‘Political pressure’ claims in inquiry into alleged SAS killings of Afghans
Emails disclosed by lawyers for two families of victims suggested police told to ignore role of senior officer…
- Afghanistan, Ben Wallace, Defence policy, Military, Politics, South and Central Asia, UK news, World news
MoD considers review after Panorama’s SAS death squad claims
Inquiry not being ruled out after BBC reports on 54 allegedly suspicious killings by SAS unit in AfghanistanA …
- Asia Pacific, China, Education, Espionage, FBI, Higher education, Intellectual property, MI5, UK news, US news, World news
50 Chinese students leave UK in three years after spy chiefs’ warning
MI5 chief says Chinese communist party targeting intellectual property across westFifty Chinese students have …
- Arms trade, Asia Pacific, China, Climate crisis, Europe, India, Infectious diseases, Poverty, Russia, Science, Society, South and Central Asia, UK news, United Nations, US defence spending, US news, World news
‘Colossal waste’: Nobel laureates call for 2% cut to military spending worldwide
Governments urged to use ‘peace dividend’ to help UN tackle pandemics, climate crisis and extreme povertyMore …
- Afghanistan, Immigration and asylum, Military, Ministry of Defence, Refugees, Royal Air Force, South and Central Asia, Taliban, UK news, World news
RAF plane to fly up to 40 Afghans to UK as evacuations resume
Flight carrying translators and others who have escaped Taliban to land at RAF Brize Norton on FridayAn RAF fl…
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China’s new aircraft carrier underlines need for the Aukus pact
Analysis: As the world’s largest navy tries to push it back in the Pacific, the US requires allies in the regi…
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Revealed: UK forces linked to deaths of nearly 300 Afghan civilians
MoD compensation logs show just £2,380 paid on average, with more than 80 children among victimsBritish forces…
- Asia Pacific, Aukus, China, Cyberwar, Defence policy, Espionage, Foreign policy, Hacking, Politics, Surveillance, Technology, World news
Experts say China’s low-level cyberwar is becoming severe threat
Activity more overt and reckless despite US, British and other political efforts to bring it to a haltChinese …
- Afghanistan, Foreign policy, Islamic State, MI5, Politics, South and Central Asia, Taliban, UK news, UK security and counter-terrorism
MI5 chief: Taliban Afghan victory has boosted extremists
Ken McCallum says his agency has helped stop six ‘late-stage’ terrorist attacks during pandemicMI5’s chief sai…
- Afghanistan, British army, Health, Mental health, Military, Society, South and Central Asia, UK news, World news
British troops ‘metres away’ from Kabul bomb blast given therapy
Officers say soldiers encouraged to ‘share feelings and open up’ after trauma of Afghan evacuationBritish sold…
- Afghanistan, Ben Wallace, Defence policy, Dominic Raab, Foreign policy, Military, Politics, South and Central Asia, UK news, US foreign policy, US news, World news
UK defence secretary suggests US is no longer a superpower
Ben Wallace also contrasts his department’s handling of Afghanistan crisis with Foreign Office responseBen Wal…
- Afghanistan, Emmanuel Macron, Foreign policy, France, Islamic State, Politics, South and Central Asia, Taliban, UK news, United Nations, World news
British troops could help police Kabul airport safe zone
UN security council discussing proposal to allow safe passage for people leaving AfghanistanBritish troops and…
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Afghanistan: 2,000 people who worked for UK still to be airlifted
Unidentified number of rights activists, judges, LGBTQ+ advocates and others also waiting to get out, sources …