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A former high-ranking officer has testified that two heads of UK Special Forces suppressed evidence of possible SAS war crimes in Afghanistan, including unlawful killings and suspicious deaths, and failed to report these to the military police, raising concerns about accountability and cover-ups within the military leadership.
An inquiry revealed that senior UK special forces officials attempted to cover up allegations of unlawful killings by SAS units in Afghanistan, including the shooting of children, with evidence suggesting ongoing misconduct until 2013 and efforts to suppress investigations and evidence of war crimes.
A major data breach exposed personal details of over 100 UK officials, including secretive special forces and spies, along with nearly 19,000 Afghans at risk, marking one of the worst security breaches in British history, with sensitive information potentially falling into Taliban hands.