{"id":177,"date":"2023-12-16T11:59:58","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T11:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baano.tv\/index\/?p=177"},"modified":"2024-02-16T06:49:56","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T06:49:56","slug":"british-army-chief-supports-independent-investigation-into-war-crime-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baano.tv\/index\/en\/20231216177","title":{"rendered":"British Army Chief Supports Independent Investigation into War Crime Allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text]<!-- divi:paragraph -->\n<p>General Sir Patrick Sanders, the Chief of the General Staff of the British Army, has expressed his support for an independent investigation into allegations of war crimes by British special forces in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<!-- \/divi:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- divi:paragraph -->\n<p>In a letter to serving and former military personnel, Sanders stressed the importance of the investigation. 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