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More than 50 unlawful killings of civilians are alleged to have taken place in war-torn Afghanistan between 2010 and 2013.

Northeastern Europe has been pushing for a binding road map to NATO membership for Ukraine. The Hamas pogrom has created an additional argument for strengthening the alliance militarily. NATO needs the Ukrainian army's combat experience.

Special forces bosses tried to cover up a "campaign of murder" in Afghanistan, a lawyer claims.

Two former Directors of the UKs Special Forces allegedly failed to tip off military police about extra-judicial killings in Afghanistan, an inquiry heard yesterday.

Special forces bosses tried to cover up a "campaign of murder" in Afghanistan, a lawyer claims.

The High Court in London has now told “Christian Craighead” to forget about the memoirs.

Public inquiry into alleged actions of SAS units to begin amid victims’ families pleas for truth to be uncovered

After years of exemplary service on the front line, what is driving the next Chief of the General Staff, Sir Roland ’Roly’ Walker?

Ukraine collected many promises at Vilnius, except the one it craved the most. In a joint communique, the 31 NATO member states said Ukraine's future is in the alliance, which it will one day join. The G7 countries came out with a pledge to create a bilateral assistance framework for Ukraine that others can join, while France said it will provide Ukraine with long-range missiles.

Ukraine has been forced to do battle with less equipment than it needs because of the caution of its international partners, said Mark Carleton-Smith, the U.K.’s former top military commander, during his visit to Kyiv. Carleton-Smith, who was in the country as part of the Warsaw International Forum, said he heard some "very sober" assessments of the “existential challenge” the country still faces from his Ukrainian interlocutors. “The reality for the Ukrai...