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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andy Gregory

Majority of Britons want ‘betrayed’ Afghan special forces to be allowed in UK, poll finds

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The majority of voters believe members of a British-funded Afghan special forces unit should be given sanctuary in the UK, a poll has found.

Despite being trained and paid by the UK government, many members of the two units known as “The Triples” have now been told they do not qualify for Britain’s resettlement programmes – with British Army veterans alleging their offers to provide character references were ignored by the government.

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