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    Minister admits flawed decisions led to hero Afghans being turned away for UK sanctuary

    by Holly Bancroft and Adam Forrest Feb 01, 2024 4 minutes
    Source: Supplied

    The government has been forced to publicly admit that flawed decision-making led to Afghan heroes being turned down for sanctuary in Britain following a major joint investigation by The Independent.

    Defence minister James Heappey confirmed the government will now re-examine 400 cases of special forces soldiers who have been rejected for settlement in the UK after their plight was highlighted by this publication.

    In an , we revealed how soldiers from two units known as The Triples - so-called because their full titles are the Afghan Commando Force 333 and Afghan Territorial Force 444 - had been subjected to torture and murder at the hands of the Taliban after

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