Independent Inquiry relating to Afghanistan

ChairLord Justice Haddon-Cave Established15 Dec 2022 Commissioned byMinistry of Defence

Statutory inquiry into allegations of extrajudicial killings by UK Special Forces during deliberate detention operations in Afghanistan from mid-2010 to mid-2013, and whether cover-ups occurred.

Inquiry established 15 Dec 2022
Hearings begin 9 Oct 2023
Hearings ongoing 28 Jan 2025 · Day 16

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Some evidence was heard in private

Part of the inquiry's evidence was heard in private, in closed sessions the inquiry calls the “Green Hearings”, to protect the safety of witnesses considered to be at risk. No closed-session transcripts are published. The inquiry has published a gist of that evidence, together with the rulings setting out its approach to closed hearings. The record shown here covers the inquiry's open hearings, plus that published gist and those rulings.

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Day 16 · 28 January 2025
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January 2025

Gave evidence: Alan Pughsley QPM.

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