Killing in the Shadows
15 Dec 2022AOAV welcomes government announcement of inquiry into allegations SAS killed Afghan civilians
Ministers have announced an inquiry into allegations SAS soldiers murdered scores of unarmed people during night raids in Afghanistan.
13 Jul 2022No UK troops above law, PM says after claims about SAS
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has stated that no British military personnel are "above the law" amid allegations of unlawful killings by the SAS in Afghanistan, following a recent AOAV and BBC Panorama investigation.
12 Jul 2022AOAV submits evidence of Special Forces killings to the Royal Military Police
Following the publication of its report 'Killing in the Shadows', a major investigation that charts the extra-judicial killings of Afghans in Helmand by British Special Forces, with as many as 54 murders catalogued over a 6 month period, Action on Armed Violence has been asked to submit evidence to the Royal Military Police.
12 Jul 2022Killing in the Shadows: AOAV details allegations British SAS killed Afghan civilians
SAS operatives in Afghanistan repeatedly killed detainees and unarmed men in suspicious circumstances: an investigation by AOAV in collaboration with BBC Panorama.
12 Jul 2022Killing in the Shadows: Introduction
An introduction to Killing in the Shadows: why AOAV set out to investigate extrajudicial killings by the UK SAS in Afghanistan.
12 Jul 2022How Extrajudicial Killings Took Place
Analysis of official ISAF accounts and contact with military, NGO and medical workers working in Helmand have unearthed evidence of multiple extrajudicial killings carried out by British Special Forces in Afghanistan.
12 Jul 2022Who Knew What When? – Preventable Deaths and Passing the Buck
This section attempts to outline who knew what when - when concerns were raised by different actors in and around the UKSF hierarchy - and what action, if any, was taken.
12 Jul 2022How the RMP Failed to Properly Investigate the EJK
Despite the considerable contemporaneous evidence and the establishment of the so-called Operation Northmoor, a dedicated team within the RMP to look into extrajudicial killings in Afghanistan, none of these incidents have led to a prosecution.
12 Jul 2022How the Context of Helmand and the Culture to UKSF Could Lead to This
An analysis of what UKSF soldiers were tasked with doing, and why such tasks may have led to a breakdown in discipline.
12 Jul 2022Why and How the RMP is Hamstrung
The Royal Military Police is a Regulatory body with investigative and policing capacity - but to what degree is it allowed to do its job?
12 Jul 2022Special Forces Around the World: Conduct, Oversight, and Opacity
An examination of Special Forces around the world - within the context of allegations against UKSF.
12 Jul 2022Killing in the Shadows: Conclusion and Recommendations
AOAV offers up its recommendations on how to try to prevent potential UKSF atrocities in the future.