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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Josh Payne

Killing civilians in Afghanistan would increase weight of enemy – defence chief

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The UK’s chief of defence staff has told the inquiry into alleged murders by special forces in Afghanistan that killing civilians would “increase the weight of the enemy”.

Admiral Sir Tony Radakin was called to the witness box at the Royal Courts of Justice on Monday to give evidence to the inquiry, which will examine whether special forces had a policy of executing males of “fighting age” in the war-torn country between 2010 and 2013.

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