Minister ordered to hand over names to SF inquiry - or face potential prison term
Johnny Mercer had repeatedly refused to hand over the names of "multiple officers" who told him about allegations of murder in Afghanistan.
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Queen Camilla Queen meets family of 'unbelievable' Guardsman posthumously awarded Victoria Cross
Queen Camilla spoke to the parents of Lance Corporal James Ashworth who was awarded Britain's highest military decoration.
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Afghanistan Refusal to disclose names could have legal consequences, Afghan Inquiry chair tells Mercer
The comments came at the conclusion of a day-and-a-half of evidence from the Veterans' Affairs Minister.
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Afghanistan Mercer felt 'something stinks' over alleged cover-ups of SF killings, he tells Afghan Inquiry
The Veterans' Affairs Minister said he did not want to believe the rumours of extrajudicial shootings were true but could not prove ...
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Army Sitrep podcast: Is the British Army really the Cinderella service of the Armed Forces?
A former national security adviser urges the Government to reconsider the scope of the Armed Forces' remit, but also an uplift for the Army.
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Afghanistan Fresh hope for former Afghan special forces members previously ineligible for UK resettlement
The move comes after MPs and campaigners pressed for applications from members of units known as the Triples.
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Afghanistan Government will see through commitments to Afghan special forces, Mercer says
Reportedly some 400 soldiers who served in two specialist units will have their applications to settle in the UK reviewed.
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Afghanistan Inside Op Lazurite: British military operation to settle Afghans in UK
Forces News was given exclusive access to the mission to resettle former interpreters.
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Army Royal Yorkshire Regiment announces death of Kabul hero Kieran Heaney
Pte Heaney took part in Operation Pitting, the evacuation of more than 15,000 people who were escaping Taliban rule.
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Afghanistan Hundreds, including elite Afghan veterans, await UK resettlement post-Taliban, Cameron says
Some who fought with UK forces have been threatened with being deported back to their Taliban-controlled homeland from Pakistan.
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Afghanistan Any service personnel charged under Afghanistan abuse inquiry will have legal fees paid
The assurance on legal fees was made in a letter signed by all heads of the Armed Forces and verified by Forces News.
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Afghanistan Royal Air Force evacuates Afghan citizens in first Voyager flight in more than a year
The flight, which left from Pakistan, was the first evacuation by an RAF Voyager under the ARAP relocation programme since November 2022.
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Afghanistan Army chief encourages troops to contact inquiry into alleged unlawful Special Forces killings
General Sir Patrick Sanders says it is important that allegations of unlawful activity should be looked into thoroughly and independently.
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Afghanistan UK has duty to protect ex-Afghan Special Forces operators from Taliban, says Mercer
Veterans Minister pledges to do all he can to help former SF members resettle in the UK as some are being attacked and killed by the Taliban
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Afghanistan MOD fined for personal data breach involving would-be Afghan evacuees
Details of 265 people were reported to be compromised in an email data breach weeks after the Taliban retook control of Afghanistan in 2021
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Afghanistan Cameron pledges to investigate Afghan special forces persecuted by the Taliban
The Foreign Secretary vows to assist former British-trained operators who were left behind in Afghanistan after being denied entry to the UK