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UK begins inquiry into army’s ‘unlawful killings’ of Afghans

The UK inquiry was announced in December after lawyers brought legal challenges on behalf of the families of eight Afghans, including three children, who were allegedly killed by UK special forces. [File: Patrick Baz/AFP]

The United Kingdom has officially launched an independent inquiry into allegations that British armed forces carried out dozens of extrajudicial killings in Afghanistan from 2010 to 2013.

The inquiry, which was first announced in December, will also investigate whether the UK military adequately investigated allegations of unlawful killings of civilians by British forces.

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