There was a "deliberate policy" to "kill fighting-aged males... even when they did not pose a threat" among some members of a British special forces unit in Afghanistan, an inquiry has heard.

In a note dated 7 April 2011, a senior officer warned the director of UK special forces about the policy, sharing concerns from the unit's commanding officer.

But the senior officer, codenamed N1466, said a "conscious decision" was made to cover up potential war crimes by the unit, dubbed UKSF1.

Image: A British soldier in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan, in 2010. File pic: Reuters

The document was released by the Afghanistan Inquiry after evidence was given in closed hearings by UK special forces members.

In the note, N1466 – who was assistant chief of staff for operations in UKSF headquarter

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