in what s been described as the biggest leak of classified material in recent years, dozens of secret us documents have been circulated on the internet. much of the information relates to the war in ukraine, including details of uk special forces operating on the ground. there s also evidence of the extent to which america spies on its allies. the us has warned the breach poses a very serious threat to national security. our defence correspondent jonathan beale is here. this is highly embarrassing for the us military with dozens of highly classified documents about the war in ukraine appearing on the internet, some of which have now been seen by the bbc. so what do they tell us? first, they give details of some of the strengths and vulnerabilities of both sides. some of it s familiar such as casualty figures with the estimated numbers of soldiers killed and injured. again, they suggest russia s
A new investigation by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has revealed that the commandos in Britain's elite Special Air Service (SAS) corps killed at least 54 Afghans in suspicious circumstances.
The scathing report has shed light that the military chain of command concealed concerns about these killings.
The four-year probe found that unarmed Afghan men were routinely shot dead "in cold blood" by SAS troops during night-time raids during the long war. Not only this, the report states that weapons were planted on them to justify the heinous crimes.
Latest news on the UK s Special Forces, which is made up of several elite military units with distinct areas of expertise, including the Special Air Service (SAS).