Following the Taliban takeover in 2021, around 2,000 Afghans who served with specialized units—known as the “Triples”—were refused permission to relocate to the UK under the previous administration.
Luke Pollard, the minister of the armed forces, informed the House of Commons that a review had discovered that some applications had been denied incorrectly.
Pollard blamed any mistakes on inadequate record-keeping and said there was no indication of “malicious intent” in the original decision-making process.
Elite Afghan military formations known as the “Triples” were organized, financed, and managed by the United Kingdom.
According to Pollard on Monday, 25% of the rejections have been overruled by the government thus far.
According to him, a study had discovered fresh proof that certain Afghan soldiers had received direct compensation from the UK government, making them eligible for resettlement. This proof had reportedly been “overlooked” in the initial resettlement applications.
According to him, these mistakes resulted from “difficulties with information flows across departmental lines, and failure to access and share the right digital records.”
He blamed the previous administration for a “critical failure” in finding the right documents.
