SAS blocking Afghan commandos’ relocation

I was vaguely aware of this earlier in the year. According to the BBC British Special Forces were vetoing the relocation of Afghan commandos (who fought alongside them) to the UK after withdraw, leaving them to the Taliban. Apparently this was to prevent them from potentially giving evidence in war crimes trials against the SAS.

The government denies this, but yesterday it turned out that they lied. So it sounds like the British government and the SAS colluded in this to avoid the embarrassment of a British war crimes trial. What an utter betrayal.

It doesn’t seem to have received as much attention as it should with everything else that’s been going on but it makes me really angry. I’d like to see the politicians vying for Number 10 making some sort of pledge to try and rectify this (if any of the Afghan commandos are still accessible).

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn00d2ndnlgo

It is properly poor…and provides more evidence to everyone else not to get into bed with us for any fights as we appear happy to abandon everyone afterwards.

Suspect that there will be two sides, as there is in every story and there will not be a clear ending, So far that looks likely.