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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

Eighty Afghan civilians may have been summarily killed by SAS, inquiry told

British troops in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan
British troops in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. Photograph: Manish Swarup/AP

Eighty Afghans may have been victim of summary killings by three separate British SAS units operating in the country between 2010 and 2013, lawyers representing the bereaved families have told a public inquiry.

One of the elite soldiers is believed to have “personally killed” 35 Afghans on a single six-month tour of duty as part of an alleged policy to terminate “all fighting-age males” in homes raided, “regardless of the threat they posed”.

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