Johnny Mercer, the UK veterans minister and a former service member, has once again refused to reveal the identities of soldiers who provided him with information about war crimes committed by British soldiers in Afghanistan.

Mercer has emphasized that even if he faces prison time, he will not disclose the identities of these soldiers.

Naqibullah Noori, a lawyer, said: "If they cannot enforce this matter, or if they do not properly investigate and bring the perpetrators to justice, no country will trust them, and any country will do whatever it wishes."

Sky News has also reported that on Thursday, Sir Charles Haddon-Cave, chair of the Afghanistan Inquiry, ruled that former Army officer Mr Mercer must hand over the names in the next two weeks, by 25 July.

Several relatives of the victims of foreign forces' war crimes in the country are also demanding justice.

Abdul Ghaior, a relative of one of the victims, said: "The destruction, the martyrs, the economic damage we have suffered—they must answer for this."

Fazal Ahmad, another victim's relative, said: "What fault did the children have? I will hold them accountable, and they must answer, whether today, tomorrow, or the day after."

Previously, the Islamic Emirate had announced that foreign forces had committed war crimes in the country over the past twenty years, and these crimes must be investigated.

Omar Mukhtar Nikzad, a university professor, said: "Support those who have been affected by these crimes so that war crimes can be prevented."

Pressure on Johnny Mercer to reveal his sources of information increased after he spoke about alleged war crimes of British soldiers in Afghanistan in a British court in February this year.