The Ministry of Defence has apologised after 97 million files were discovered more than three years into the independent inquiry examining allegations of unlawful killings by UK Special Forces in Afghanistan, with thousands of documents potentially relevant to its investigation.

N1788 told the Afghanistan Inquiry that Afghan partner forces became increasingly reluctant to work with a British special forces unit in 2011 amid concerns over deadly night raids and mounting political pressure from President Hamid Karzai.

A former UK Special Forces chief told the Afghanistan Inquiry he directly challenged a commander after becoming aware of allegations that troops under his command may have been deliberately killing people during operations in Afghanistan.

A former Special Forces headquarters chief told the Afghanistan Inquiry that increasing Afghan fatalities and concerns over raid tactics led commanders to order a review in 2011.

South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung has reignited scrutiny of Israeli military conduct by highlighting alleged abuses, with Action on Armed Violence arguing the incident reflects a longstanding pattern of weak accountability in Israeli investigations.

When investigations exist to shield institutions rather than scrutinise them, impunity becomes policy

Action on Armed Violence’s investigation that 88% of Israeli military probes into alleged Gaza war crimes remain unresolved gained global media attention.

An AOAV investigation into 52 publicly acknowledged Israeli military probes since October 2023 reveals a systemic pattern of impunity, with 88% of cases either unresolved or closed without wrongdoing and only one resulting in a prison sentence despite more than 1,300 reported civilian deaths.