Special Forces
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Government
Pakistan, Tajikistan Hold Joint Counterterrorism Exercise
DID Press: Special forces from Pakistan and Tajikistan have conducted joint military drills as part of the third edition of the joint counterterrorism exercise, Friendship-3, at the Special Operations School in Cherat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. According to a statement…
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Afghanistan
Australian Officers Knew of Staged Scenes to Conceal Afghan Killings, Report Finds
DID Press: A new military inquiry has found that Australian special forces officers knew weapons were being placed beside the bodies of Afghan civilians to portray them as enemy fighters, but failed to intervene to stop the practice, The Guardian…
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Afghanistan
UK Commanders Allegedly Ignored Civilian Killing Warnings in Afghanistan
DID Press: Newly declassified documents suggest that senior British military commanders ignored repeated warnings and reports concerning the killing of Afghan civilians during operations in Afghanistan, raising fresh questions about accountability within the UK armed forces. The revelations, reported by…
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