RASC News Agency: Johnny Mercer, the seasoned officer and Deputy Minister of Defence for the United Kingdom, acknowledged his inability, despite exhaustive efforts, to unearth evidence that could refute the accusations of war crimes allegedly committed by his nation’s special forces in Afghanistan. During a dialogue with an investigative panel on Tuesday, Feb 20, Mercer articulated these observations, highlighting that the leaders of the UK’s special forces have also failed to adequately address essential inquiries regarding this matter.
Media outlets in Britain, citing Mercer, suggest it is plausible that UK forces may have been responsible for the deaths of numerous civilians during their engagements in Afghanistan between 2010 and 2013. This official from the British defence sector, citing inputs from several operatives in the UK’s special forces, conceded the potential accuracy of these claims. Mercer expressed his apprehensions regarding the failure of high-ranking officials within the Ministry of Defence to provide evidence dispelling these allegations.
According to the findings of a British legal entity known as “Leigh Day,” operational since December 2022, there is a likelihood that British special forces might have caused the deaths of at least 80 Afghanistani civilians in Afghanistan from 2010 to 2014.
