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The special forces war crimes archive

Hundreds of documents from a wide range of sources, representing the largest collection of publicly available material relating to allegations of war crimes committed by UK (and allied) Special Forces in Afghanistan.

This archive brings together documents relating to war crimes committed by UK Special Forces in Afghanistan. It includes documents from a wide range of sources, including those disclosed in the ongoing Independent Inquiry Relating to Afghanistan; UNAMA civilian casualty reports; documents from the International Criminal Court investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Afghanistan; documents from the Australian Special Forces war crimes inquiry; multiple reviews of the UK’s service justice system; and relevant legislation, military doctrine, FOIA responses and NGO reports.

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