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Family of Marine who murdered Taliban prisoner given military guard over fears of Islamic revenge attacks

The Royal Marine sergeant found guilty of murdering a Taliban prisoner, who may have been Abdullah Jan Agha, pictured, could soon have his identity revealed.

David Cameron backs Royal Marines after serviceman is found guilty of killing Taliban prisoner

PM rallies round Marines in wake of Afghan prisoner murder conviction.

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: The tragic toll of the squalid Afghan war

Nobody listening to the audio tape of a wounded Taliban fighter being executed on the battlefield by a British soldier, known only as Marine A, can fail to be shocked and horrified.

'We won't condemn the killer Marine': Ex-Commando chief's vow as the first soldier since WW2 is convicted of murder in battle

The 39-year-old (not pictured) will be sentenced to life in prison for shooting the injured insurgent in the chest in a remote cornfield in Helmand Province.

'Taliban hung our mates' body parts from trees during six months of hell': Horrific testimony of Marines fighting in 'Death Valley'

In a corner of Helmand, only rusting barbed wire, rubble and broken blocks of concrete remain of what were once the British checkpoints of Kamiabi and Omar.

BREAKING NEWS: Royal Marine is convicted of murder of Taliban insurgent who was shot in the chest at close range - but two comrades are CLEARED

The execution was captured on a camera mounted on the helmet of one of the commandos charged with murder in Helmand Province in September 2011.

Adam Murray: Mansfield Town assistant joins Worksop on loan

Mansfield Town assistant manager Adam Murray hoins Evo-Stik Northern Premier League side Worksop Town on loan.

Original Observer photography: October

This month your favourite gallery delivers some big names: Nigella Lawson, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Alex Turner, Alan Bennett and Daenerys Targaryen to name but a few. This is a showcase of the best photography commissioned by the Observer Greg Whitmore

A selection of sport's finest moustaches – in pictures

On Tuesday, Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic upset Anderlecht's Sacha Kljestan by criticising his moustache . But the American is far from the first sports star to rock a controversial mo. Here we celebrate some of the finest hirsute upper lips the sporting world has ever seen