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One Special Forces Officer Blocked 1,585 Afghans From Settling in UK
- During a summer 2023 effort to address backlogs, a UK Special Forces officer declined 1,585 resettlement requests submitted by Afghans connected to British commando units.
- This happened amid concerns that the UKSF liaison officer, who had authority over application decisions, was linked to matters under investigation in an inquiry concerning accusations of war crimes in Afghanistan.
- Internal documents revealed that from 2022, lax procedures and possible bias led to automatic rejections of Triples applications, raising fears about conflict of interest and denied protection for vulnerable Afghans.
- "The decisions were not robust" and amounted to a "blanket practice" of rejection, with more than 2,000 cases rejected and over 600 later overturned, according to Ministry of Defence reviews.
- The Ministry of Defence announced reviews and investigations into these rejections, highlighting potential failings in safeguarding Afghan allies and implications for the war crimes inquiry’s ability to access witnesses.
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British Special Forces Again Under Fire for War Crimes
A British Special Forces officer single-handedly blocked the applications of 1,585 Afghans who wanted to settle in the United Kingdom, according to documents released during a judicial inquiry into war crimes by the UK Special Forces (UKSF). The Afghans may have been eyewitnesses to war crimes committed by British soldiers between 2010 and 2013, when the British army was fighting hard against the Taliban. The Afghans were known as the Triples, a…
Single UK Special Forces officer rejected 1,585 Afghan resettlement applications
LONDON: A court has been told a UK Special Forces officer personally rejected 1,585 applications from Afghans for resettlement in Britain. The applications were all from people with credible links to UKSF personnel, the Ministry of Defense told the court, amid an ongoing investigation into alleged war crimes by the Special Air Service in Afghanistan. The BBC revealed last week
1,585 Afghan Allies Rejected by One UK Officer – Legal Battle Exposes
A shocking revelation has come to light in a UK court: a single unnamed UK Special Forces (UKSF) officer rejected 1,585 resettlement applications from Afghan commandos who had worked closely with British forces. This happened during the summer of 2023, according to newly released documents from the Ministry of Defence (MoD). These Afghan commandos, known […] The post 1,585 Afghan Allies Rejected by One UK Officer – Legal Battle Exposes appeared …
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