An 'Afghan civilian' killed by the SAS was actually a Taliban bomb-maker and number two in a terror cell, intelligence experts say.
Their report adds the Taliban kingpin was hunted by British Special Forces who believed he was also behind local suicide bombings, and attempts to kill troops.
Notes compiled by the SAS team confirm the man – codenamed Sadam – was a danger to troops – prompting an arrest mission in which he was killed.
Troops opened fire after he and henchmen attacked with AK47s and grenades. Senior defence sources have reacted furiously over claims of a “rogue” SAS hit-squad murdering civilians in Afghanistan in 2011.
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