SAS accused of killing unarmed Afghan civilians

One man says members of his family were killed in an SAS night raid

The Royal Military Police is investigating an allegation that British special forces killed unarmed Afghan civilians.

The BBC has spoken to one man who says four members of his family were killed in a night raid involving the SAS in 2011.

The Sunday Times has also reported other allegations of unlawful killing by British special forces.
An investigation into British troops' conduct in Afghanistan began in 2015.


In 2016, the Ministry of Defence said about 600 complaints against British forces in Afghanistan had been made, relating to a period between 2005 and 2013.
 
The MoD says 90% of those have already been dismissed, with fewer than 10% still the subject of investigation by the Royal Military Police under Operation Northmoor.