The Afghanistan Inquiry has released further witness statements and transcripts.

The fullest media report at the time of writing is by Tom Ball in The Times - SAS called me Taliban apologist, officer tells Afghanistan inquiry.

Allegations involving British or allied forces in Afghanistan are inevitably highly sensitive and controversial, including for BAFF itself.

Strong differences of opinion inevitably

The Independent Inquiry relating to Afghanistan has just released a large tranche of redacted/anonymised evidence documentation.

The Chair of the Independent Inquiry relating to Afghanistan has granted Core Participant status to five individuals "who held command roles or senior positions within UK Special Forces between mid-2010 and mid-2013."

Lord Justice Haddon-Cave's decision was announced on the Inquiry website on 20 May.

Under the inquiry rules, Core Participant ("CP") status is only granted with consent of the individual,

Thanks BAFF for the ongoing coverage of the Troubles Bill and related muddles. As the Federation's original chairman and currently assisting with the ongoing BAFF restructuring, I thought it would be worth reminding ourselves of the Federation's position over the years on the applicability of law to military operations - and especially on so-called 'legacy investigations' taking place years after

According to an independent report commissioned by the Afghanistan Inquiry, there were 'serious failings' in a Royal Military Police (RMP) inquiry into allegations arising from operations in Afghanistan.

The report by the former Chief Constable of Kent Police, Alan Pughsley QPM examined two RMP investigations: Operation NORTHMOOR and Operation CESTRO. Both concerned allegations that UK Special Forces (UKSF) had unlawfully killed