Operation Trent: The largest S.A.S. operation since 1945 | November 2001 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 In November 2001, two Squadrons from 22 S.A.S. Regiment deployed to Afghanistan where they were assigned the mission of securing a factory in the South-West of the country. Codenamed Operation Trent, the mission became a milestone in S.A.S. History, with it not only featuring the first HALO insertion into hostile territory by the Regiment, but it was also the largest operation to be conducted by the S.A.S. sinc

SAS operatives in Afghanistan repeatedly killed detainees and unarmed men in suspicious circumstances, according to a BBC investigation. Rear Admiral Chris Parry, a former Nato commander, and Patricia Gossman, Associate Asia Director of Human Rights Watch, discuss. https://bbc.in/3IAngQ6 | BBC News