Dossier
British special forces
Coverage of British special forces in the Nexus archive.
- Ex-British special forces soldier missing after avalanche
An ex-British special forces soldier is missing after an avalanche. Nirmal Purja smashed the previous record.
- Afghan president voiced concern over civilians killed by SAS troops, inquiry told
The Afghan president raised concerns about civilian deaths caused by British special forces, prompting a complaint to NATO commanders. Evidence from an inquiry into 80 deaths during an SAS deployment revealed that Afghan partner forces had stopped cooperating with the British by 2011 due to civilian casualties.