Abandoned Commandos: Dozens of Afghans who served in special forces units funded and trained by the UK have been murdered or tortured by the Taliban (www.lighthousereports.com)

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As thousands of frightened civilians hurried to Kabul airport in mid-August 2021 in a bid to escape Taliban rule, several dozen Afghan commando soldiers diligently provided security and helped fellow Afghans and Brits to board flights.

They had been ordered by the British military to do so and, as their unit had been doing for two decades, they followed their orders. Having worked closely alongside the British, receiving UK salaries and embarking on joint missions in the fight against the Taliban, they were confident that they would be saved once they had fulfilled these duties.

Little did they know that they would be abandoned and over the following two years many would be tortured, and some killed, by vengeful Taliban members.

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[-] BirdyBoogleBop@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Not surprised. The translators the UK used had to wait decades after they were promised visas as well. I bet most still don't have visas to this day.

[-] apis@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

They straight up refused to bother processing their applications once withdrawal began & since then deported the few who'd already made it to the UK (on these visas).

Good luck persuading locals to assist in any future foreign mission!

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