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| UK Inquiry Hears SAS Troops Dropped Afghan Detainees From Forklifts ‘For Fun’ |
| 2026-07-15 |
I find it hard to believe that Brits were ever so depraved. [KhaamaPress] Britannia’s public inquiry into alleged war crimes by the Special Air Service (SAS) has heard evidence that Afghan detainees were allegedly thrown from raised forklifts "for fun," as Sherlocks continue examining claims of unlawful killings and abuse by British special forces during the Afghanistan conflict.Britannia’s independent public inquiry into alleged war crimes committed by members of the Special Air Service (SAS) has heard testimony that Afghan detainees were allegedly thrown from raised forklifts for amusement, adding to mounting allegations of abuse and unlawful conduct by British special forces during operations in Afghanistan. The evidence was presented on Tuesday before the inquiry chaired by Sir Charles Haddon-Cave, the retired Court of Appeal judge leading the investigation into allegations that British special forces unlawfully killed Afghan civilians during operations between 2010 and 2013. According to testimony heard by the inquiry, a former SAS soldier alleged that detainees in Afghanistan and Iraq were placed on forklift tines, lifted into the air and deliberately dropped after drivers braked suddenly. A witness told the inquiry he had been informed the practice was carried out "for fun." The inquiry also heard evidence from former British Army officer Christopher Green, who testified about a 2012 night raid in Rahim village, Helmand ...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan... province, in which three young Afghan farmers were killed during an SAS operation. The latest claims form part of a broader investigation into allegations of unlawful killings and misconduct by British special forces during the war in Afghanistan. Previous hearings have heard allegations that some SAS personnel maintained unofficial "kill lists" and carried out night raids in which unarmed Afghan civilians were allegedly executed, including individuals reportedly shot while inside their homes. The inquiry has also examined claims that operational reports were altered to justify fatal shootings. The UK government established the public inquiry in 2022 following years of investigative reporting and legal challenges surrounding alleged misconduct by British special forces. Its mandate is to examine evidence relating to operations in Afghanistan between 2010 and 2013 and determine whether unlawful killings or attempts to conceal them occurred. No final findings have been issued, and the inquiry has not reached conclusions regarding individual criminal liability. British military authorities have previously denied wrongdoing in individual cases, while emphasizing that the inquiry is independent and that they are cooperating with its proceedings. The inquiry is expected to continue hearing testimony from former military personnel, Sherlocks and other witnesses before issuing its final report. Ah. Skepticism is warranted, it turns out: Former British Soldier Alleges UK Troops Killed Afghan Civilians[ToloNews] British media, citing a former member of the British armed forces and a former British journalist, have reported that British troops killed Afghan civilians and mistreated detainees during their mission in Afghanistan. Christopher Green, a former member of the British armed forces, told the Afghanistan Inquiry in confidential testimony that he regrets not speaking out about the incidents sooner. The report states: “Green said his unit's intelligence team was pretty clear that there was nothing to suggest that the sons were anything other than farmers. I think I can only share my regret with you that I didn't speak sooner.” One witness, without naming the province where the incident took place, said British forces killed three farmer brothers in the village of Rahim and later paid their family more than £3,600 in compensation. Monica Grenfell, a former journalist who also worked in the kitchen and stores section of the UK's Special Forces, said: "I specifically recall him telling me that he would put prisoners on a forklift, raise it up and drive very fast so that they fell off. You felt no one was really watching them (the soldiers), and the language was just... I've never known the language like it." The UK's independent inquiry into the operations of its Special Forces in Afghanistan began in December 2022 following serious allegations that civilians may have been unlawfully killed and that efforts were made to conceal the incidents during operations conducted between 2010 and 2013. The inquiry has not yet reached a final conclusion. The witnesses sound a bit dicey, and awfully scant for the amount of blame being cast, but perhaps those who’ e been involved in courts martial think otherwise. |
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