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SAS had ‘gone too far’ in Afghanistan, inquiry into claims of unlawful killings told
Memo by military police chief said there was ‘no shortage of detractors’ in Whitehall of elite unit’s conductS…
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Inquiry to open into claims British soldiers summarily killed 80 Afghans
Public inquiry into alleged actions of SAS units to begin amid victims’ families pleas for truth to be uncover…
- Afghanistan, Ben Wallace, Military, Ministry of Defence, South and Central Asia, UK news, World news
SAS must be named in inquiry into alleged unlawful killings, says Afghan families’ lawyer
MoD acknowledged at preliminary hearing that ‘UK special forces’ were present in AfghanistanA partial admissio…
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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, Channel 4, Culture, Documentary, Factual TV, Military, South and Central Asia, Television, Television & radio, World news
‘I’ve never seen desperation like it’: UK soldiers relive the terror of leaving Kabul
Military personnel speak frankly of the chaotic, terrifying evacuation, in moving new documentary series from …
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Malaysia investigates Chinese barge suspected of links to looting of British WW2 wrecks
Search of vessel registered in Fuzhou, China, reveals cannon shell suspected to date from second world warMala…
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Last remaining Gurkha Victoria Cross recipient dies in Nepal at age of 83
Rambahadur Limbu awarded Britain’s highest military honour in 1966 for an act of gallantryThe last remaining G…
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UK begins inquiry into alleged SAS extrajudicial killings in Afghanistan
Lord Justice Haddon-Cave issues call for evidence, saying it is critical law-breakers be referred to authoriti…
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‘Path of error and danger’: China angry and confused over Aukus deal
Deal is designed to counter perceived threat from Beijing but analysts in China say it could push region close…
- Anthony Albanese, Asia Pacific, Aukus, Australia news, Australian foreign policy, Australian military, Australian politics, China, Environment, Joe Biden, Military, Nuclear power, Nuclear waste, Nuclear weapons, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Navy, UK news, US military, US news, World news
What is the Aukus submarine deal and what does it mean? – the key facts
The four-phase plan has made nuclear arms control experts nervous … here’s whyAukus: nuclear submarines deal w…
- Aukus, Australia news, China, Defence policy, Foreign policy, Military, Rishi Sunak, UK news, UK security and counter-terrorism, Water transport, World news
Size of UK’s nuclear submarine fleet could double under Aukus plans
First of new vessels expected to be seaworthy by the end of 2030s, with Australia receiving theirs in early 20…
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Veteran who lost both legs in Afghanistan plans Everest summit bid
Hari Budha Magar, a former Gurkha, hopes to be first ever double above-the-knee amputee to scale mountainA for…
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Thousands of Afghans who helped British forces ‘remain stranded by UK’
Damning report by MPs urges government to ensure safe passage for interpreters and contractors at risk from Ta…
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If Harry sounds callous about killing, he is. All of us who served were – at least he knows why | Joe Glenton
The prince’s comments about Afghan war deaths have caused a furore, but he was a decent officer, I’m told, and…
- Afghanistan, Books, Culture, Military, Monarchy, Prince Harry, South and Central Asia, Taliban, UK news, World news
Army veterans criticise Prince Harry’s claim he killed 25 Taliban in Afghanistan
Col Tim Collins says ‘we don’t do notches on rifle butt’ and kill-count talk could increase Harry’s personal s…