Britain launches investigation into alleged unlawful killings in Afghanistan

The British government has officially launched an investigation into alleged unlawful killings by the country’s Special Air Service (SAS) in the southern Helmand province of Afghanistan between 2010 and 2013. 

The inquiry follows the BBC’s report which revealed that a British SAS unit may have unlawfully killed at least 54 Afghans during one six-month tour in Helmand province in suspicious circumstances.