Following the acceptance of "Johnny Mercer", one of the British cabinet ministers, that the special forces of this country have committed war crimes in Afghanistan; Experts say that Britain should pay compensation to the victims of the war crimes committed by its soldiers in Afghanistan.

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - Kabul: Johnny Mercer said at the "Independent Inquiry on Afghanistan" meeting in the British court that the accusations against British soldiers about committing war crimes in Afghanistan require time and an independent investigation.

Johnny Mercer said: "I left Afghanistan in 2010. I demand a serious investigation into the war crimes committed by our soldiers during their service in Afghanistan. This is a big discussion and we need our partners to cooperate with us in this field.

He added: "The investigation into the war crimes committed by our soldiers in the court has raised concerns. I cannot introduce sources for this research in the field of these crimes; But it is possible to investigate these accusations. 

In this regard, Sadegh Shinwari, a military expert, told Ava: British soldiers who committed war crimes in Afghanistan in 2010 and 2013 should be tried by an impartial court.

This military expert also emphasized that the British government should not only try its soldiers who committed war crimes in Afghanistan, but also pay compensation to the victim.

He pointed out: those British soldiers who committed war crimes in Afghanistan should be severely punished.

Aziz Ma'araj, an expert on international relations, also told Ava that the British government, as one of the democratic countries for which human rights are very important, must prosecute those who have committed crimes in Afghanistan.

He added: "The British government must pay compensation to the victims and bring the perpetrators to justice as soon as possible."

He emphasized: If the British government hesitates to prosecute its soldiers who committed war crimes in Afghanistan, the country's human rights claim will be questioned.

This is despite the fact that previously the Guardian newspaper in a report about the war crimes of British soldiers in Afghanistan said that at least 80 Afghan citizens were killed during the mission of the British special forces in Helmand between 2010 and 2013, and only one British soldier during the presence He has killed 35 Afghan citizens in his six months in Helmand.