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SAS accused of unlawful killings in Afghanistan, just a year after the British government made it harder to prosecute such crimes

A BBC investigation has found evidence supporting very serious allegations against members of the SAS while they were operating in Afghanistan in 2010-11. This includes the allegation that one unit alone may have unlawfully killed 54 people over the course of six months.

The Conversation · Jul 14, 2022

Avignon’s 76th Theatre Festival: Kubra Khademi on Afghanistan’s heroines

Avignon may be France’s oldest arts festival, but it has a resolutely contemporary approach to the dramatic arts, with experimental performances that draw on dance, theatre and poetic traditions. We sit down with multidisciplinary artist Kubra Khademi, whose performance “From Armour to Jackets” kicks off the festival, to hear about…

France 24 · Jul 14, 2022

SAS killing claims will be fully investigated if new evidence shared – minister

Defence minister James Heappey was responding to an urgent question in the Commons.

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022

Former military chief calls for ‘thorough investigation’ of SAS Afghanistan killing claims

A BBC Panorama programme claims one SAS unit was responsible for up to 54 deaths

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022

Secret schools enable Afghanistan's teen girls to skirt Taliban's education ban

The official rule: no secondary school for girls. But behind a veil of secrecy, women are opening small schools so that at least some of these teenagers are able to continue learning.

WEKU · Jul 12, 2022

The Guardian view on the SAS in Afghanistan: investigate claims of war crimes

Editorial: The elite soldiers of the British army cannot be allowed to escape the laws of war

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2022

Amended veterans toxic exposure bill teed up in House - Roll Call

Measure would extend health care and disability benefits to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who contracted any of 23 conditions.

Roll Call · Jul 12, 2022

Report: UK soldiers killed dozens of Afghan detainees

A BBC investigation has alleged that British special forces killed dozens of detainees in suspicious circumstances during counter-insurgency operations in Afghanistan

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022

BJP to face Sri Lanka, Afghanistan-like protest by people: Abhishek Banerjee

TMC leader slams Centre for rising prices

The Hindu · Jul 12, 2022

SAS unit ‘killed detainees and unarmed men in Afghanistan’

A Panorama investigation reportedly uncovered 54 suspicious killings carried out by one British SAS unit on a six-month tour.

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022