The article discusses the UK government's handling of Afghan relocation applications, highlighting failures by the Ministry of Defence that left many allies vulnerable to Taliban persecution. Despite a significant number of applications being rejected, a recent review prompted the approval of about 600 Afghan allies for relocation. Additionally, legal findings revealed that many more applications are eligible for review due to rediscovered payroll data, underscoring the urgency and mismanagement in processing cases of those who supported British troops.
Ministers had initially denied that Afghan commandos, known as the Triples, had been paid by the UK government, but were forced to backtrack.
The British government has been urged to hasten the relocation of hundreds of Afghan heroes to the UK after Ministry of Defence failures.
Thousands of applications for sanctuary from Afghans who worked with British troops were rejected despite them having credible links to the UK special forces.
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