Soldiers working within the UK's special forces discussed concerns that Afghans who posed no threat were being murdered in raids against suspected Taliban insurgents, an inquiry has been told. One soldier, who was reading operational reports of SAS actions, said in an email in 2011 that they feared that UK special forces seemed "beyond reproach", with "a golden pass allowing them to get away with murder".

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SAS had golden pass to get away with murder, inquiry told

In a closed-door hearing, a former senior UK Special Forces officer tells a public inquiry he believes the SAS "was carrying out murders".

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A special forces witness told the inquiry he believed an SAS unit had been ‘executing fighting age males’ in Afghanistan

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Special forces soldiers in Afghanistan had ‘golden pass to get away with murder’

An inquiry into allegations that the SAS soldiers carried out murders during the war in Afghanistan released evidence from seven special forces witnesses who gave evidence in secret.

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Soldiers concerned at time SAS had 'golden pass to get away with murder' in Afghanistan, inquiry hears

A public inquiry into alleged war crimes has revealed that UK Special Forces (UKSF) soldiers in Afghanistan operated with a "golden pass" that allowed them to evade accountability for murder, according to a report

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'Golden pass' allowed UK soldiers to get away with killings in Afghanistan, says whistleblower

A public inquiry has heard that Afghans killed by SAS members were described dismissively as being “flat-packed” by soldiers who seemed “beyond reproach”. Documents have been released by the Independent Inquiry relating to Afghanistan, summarising closed hearings with members of the special forces. They show that several senior officers had registered concerns that the SAS appeared to be carrying out executions and covering them up.

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SAS had ‘golden pass to get away with murder’, Afghanistan inquiry told

A former defence secretary who commissioned the Afghanistan Inquiry has said special forces must "live within the rule of law" after the probe heard claims they have a "golden pass... to get away with murder".Sir Ben Wallace, who was in post between July 2019 and August 2023, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme it was "absolutely" essential the inquiry got definitive answers over whether murders took place in the war-torn nation between 2010 and …

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SAS had 'golden pass to get away with murder,' inquiry hears

Veterans of British special forces operations in Afghanistan have shared with a public inquiry their concerns that noncombatants -- including juveniles under 16 -- were regularly murdered in raids targeting Taliban fighters. One senior officer said the elite soldiers had a "golden pass allowing them to get away with murder." Launched by the Ministry of Defence in December 2022, the Independent Inquiry Relating to Afghanistan was sparked by a BBC…

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British troops viewed all fighting-age men as targets, a former service member said in his testimony British commandos had a policy of routinely killing civilians during anti-Taliban raids in Afghanistan, a former soldier has told a public inquiry.  The testimonies of seven soldiers and commanders released on Wednesday are part of an investigation into the […] The post UK special forces had ‘golden pass’ to kill Afghan civilians – officer appear…

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RT | January 8, 2025  British SAS operatives were given a “golden pass allowing them to get away with murder” in Afghanistan, a former UK Special Forces officer has told a government inquest. Other witnesses described routine executions of unarmed civilians by British forces. The officer’s statement was given behind closed doors to the UK’s Independent Inquiry Relating to Afghanistan earlier this year, and included in a trove of documents publis…

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UK special forces had ‘golden pass’ to get away with murder – officer

Veterans of British special forces operations in Afghanistan have shared with a public inquiry their concerns that noncombatants

Soldiers concerned at time SAS had 'golden pass to get away with murder' in Afghanistan, inquiry hears

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