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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Peter HUTCHISON

UK Minister Threatened With Jail Over Afghanistan Probe

UK special forces are accused of killing civilians during the conflict in Afghanistan (Credit: AFP)

A UK government minister is on a collision course with the law over his refusal to reveal the sources of allegations that British special forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan.

Johnny Mercer, Britain's minister for veterans, has said "multiple officers" told him about alleged murders and a subsequent cover-up during the Afghan conflict.

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