UK officer rejected every Afghan resettlement plea he handled — hundreds later overturned

A UK Special Forces officer turned down 1,585 Afghan resettlement applications in weeks in 2023, approving none. The government later overturned 884 of those refusals. MPs called the failure "serious." The scheme letting Afghans who helped Britain resettle here closed to new applicants in 2025. The defence secretary now faces a legal challenge.