SAS heroes 'thinking twice' about going on kill missions for fear of being prosecuted

SAS soldiers are hesitant to go on kill missions for fear of being prosecuted, senior officers have said.Special Air Service heroes said the ongoing Afghanistan inquiry had left the elite unit feeling "permanently and constantly scrutinised", and worried about going on missions which may require lethal force.The intervention from current SAS servicemen comes after reports that the inquiry published images of unarmed people lying dead in bed.The BBC, which published the article on Armistice Day, said the photos were "essential evidence" that the special unit had killed targets who were asleep.The inquiry itself started after a BBC Panorama investigation in 2022.Current SAS soldiers, on condition of anonymity, told The Telegraph they were...

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