Probe launched into claims of unlawful killings by UK soldiers in Afghanistan

Gaps where there used to be soldiers tented accommodation in Camp Bastion, Afghanistan (Ben Brchall/PA)

The Government will launch an independent inquiry into “alleged unlawful activity” by British soldiers in Afghanistan.

Bereaved families welcomed the “unprecedented” probe into allegations of extrajudicial killings, which will start in early 2023 and is to be chaired by Lord Justice Haddon-Cave, a senior presiding judge for England and Wales.