Hundreds of Afghans who served in special forces units that were funded, recruited and paid by the British had been denied relocation to the UK, despite compelling evidence of their service with the UK. As part of our Left Behind Series, we revealed that because of the British Government’s failure to come true to their promise to bring these Afghans to safety, dozens were tortured or murdered by the Taliban. 

Nearly a year after exposing the abandonment of Afghan commandos trained by UK special forces, the UK government admitted it was wrong, reversed its stance and began relocating members of the ‘Triples’ unit into the country. This seachange wouldn’t have been possible without campaigners who kept the story alive in the halls of power and legal advocates who supported asylum applicants.

 

LEFT BEHIND SERIES