UK soldier 'kept Taliban fingers'

The Ministry of Defence is investigating claims that a British soldier kept body parts of dead Taliban fighters as “souvenirs”.

UK soldier 'kept Taliban fingers'

The Ministry of Defence is investigating claims that a British soldier kept body parts of dead Taliban fighters as “souvenirs”.

The allegations, made against a soldier believed to be from The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, are being looked into by the MoD’s Special Investigation Branch.

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