[1] The UK Government's plan to hold the inquiry was initially announced by Defence Secretary Ben Wallace in December 2022.

[2] It followed a BBC Panorama investigation that reported that British special forces killed 54 Afghan detainees in suspicious circumstances during their tours of Afghanistan.

Terms of reference included investigating the alleged cover-ups of the fatal incidents.

[3] The Ministry of Defence initially made an application to prevent the British public from hearing criticisms of the special forces, but abandoned that ambition on 3 July 2023.

[6] Minister of State for Veterans' Affairs Johnny Mercer gave oral evidence to the inquiry on 21 February 2024.