- Christopher Green, an Army Reserve soldier, testified at the Afghanistan Inquiry that he was called a “Taliban-loving apologist” after questioning UK special forces over the killing of three farmers in 2012.
- Green, who served in Afghanistan, raised concerns after local elders reported the deaths in Rahim village, despite initial claims that the men were Taliban commanders.
- He stated that his unit's intelligence team found no evidence to suggest the farmers were anything other than civilians, casting doubt on the special forces' justification for the killings.
- The inquiry heard that the mother of the deceased farmers received an “assistance payment” of £3,634 from the UK Government, which Green interpreted as an “admission of guilt” for killing the wrong people.
- The ongoing Afghanistan Inquiry is investigating allegations of unlawful killings by UK special forces between 2010 and 2013 and claims of a subsequent cover-up.
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