EXCLUSIVE: British soldiers were caught in a tense situation against the Taliban in Afghanistan, and had to resort to brutal measures to keep their lives and eliminate targets British soldiers were caught in a life-or-death situation with the Taliban in 2010 (stock)

A senior member of the Special Boat Service (SBS) killed a Taliban gunman by crushing his skull with a car battery while saying the life of a fellow commando, the Daily Star Sunday can reveal.

The SBS operator was forced to use the battery as a weapon after his weapon jammed during a close quarter battle in 2010.

The incident occurred during a desperate firefight in Southern Afghanistan when a squad of SBS operators were ambushed by insurgents inside a remote compound. The eight man special forces unit had planned

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