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British special forces are now being investigated for unlawful killings of civilians in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Ben Wallace confirmed.
The families of eight Afghans, including three boys, have gone to court alleging British special forces carried out senseless killings during two night operations in 2011 and 2012.
– We hope that the perpetrators will one day be held accountable, said a member of the Noorzai family, one of the two families, when announcing the lawsuit.
– More than ten years ago I lost my two brothers, my sister-in-law and a childhood friend. These are people whose lives lie ahead of them, he said.
Confirming
An independent investigation led by Judge Charles Haddon-Cave was launched in March, and is now ready to go to trial, Defense Minister Ben Wallace said.
– I can confirm that the allegations relate to the behavior of British special forces, he said.
Several operations in which British special forces held prisoners in Afghanistan between 2010 and 2013 have now come under scrutiny, and the spotlight has been particularly focused on possible attempts to cover up what happened afterwards.
Contact with ICC
Haddon-Cave stated on Wednesday that he had been in contact with prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, but he did not provide any details regarding this.
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Died after an attack on a UN patrol
Soldiers of several countries are accused of carrying out extrajudicial killings in Afghanistan.
In Australia, in 2020 it was discovered that the country’s special forces had “illegally” killed 39 Afghan civilians and prisoners, including by carrying out sudden executions.
It was also revealed that Australian soldiers had been torturing prisoners and competing with each other to kill the most.
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