the special forces unit of the British Army, and the SBS, or Special Boat Service, its counterpart in the Royal Navy. SAS troops arrived in Afghanistan in 2009, many fresh from the war in Iraq ...

The SAS 2009 deployment to Afghanistan, in particular, seems to have been a turning point. That deployment came after the SAS had already assumed control from the SBS as the lead British unit in ...

British soldiers storm a building in Afghanistan, 2007 [Photo by Defence ... On January 7, it emerged that four members of the Special Boat Service (SBS)—elite forces in the Royal Navy—are ...

SAS war crimes inquiry obtains huge cache of new evidence, BBC reveals How a British special forces ... having served with SBS operational units in Afghanistan prior to the arrival of the SAS ...

Operations carried out by the SBS are highly classified Credit: Crown The disclosure comes as an independent inquiry relating to SAS troops in Afghanistan remains ongoing. It is investigating ...