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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Bancroft

MoD accused of burying admission that UK special forces had power over Afghan sanctuary claims

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The Ministry of Defence has been accused of trying to bury an admission that the special forces had power over the UK sanctuary applications of Afghan allies amid an ongoing inquiry into potential war crimes in Afghanistan.

The MoD has previously insisted that UK special forces could not block relocation applications of Afghan soldiers, some of whom could be witnesses to crimes allegedly committed by British units.

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