Afghanistan Inquiry Chair Says SAS Evidence Delays ‘Extremely Troubling’

Published on May 3, 2024

The chairman of an independent inquiry looking into allegations Britain’s elite Special Air Service (SAS) carried out “massacres” of young men during night raids in Afghanistan has described delays in providing evidence as “extremely troubling.” The inquiry, which began in October, is investigating claims the SAS had a policy of executing men of “fighting age” in deliberate detention operations (DDOs) during the Taliban insurgency between 2010 and 2013. Last month the chairman of the inquiry, Sir Charles Haddon-Cave, complained to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) about the “unacceptable” delays in providing evidence for the third and final stage of the inquiry. Elizabeth Mackie, on behalf of Treasury Solicitor Susanna McGibbon, wrote a letter to Sir Charles on Thursday in which she apologised for the delays and gave reasons for the MOD’s failure to supply the evidence required in time....

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