About 200 members of Afghan special forces, trained and funded by the UK, face imminent deportation to their Taliban-controlled homeland, the BBC has learned.
The figures - gathered by a network of Afghan veterans - reveal the scale of what one former UK general calls a "betrayal" and a "disgrace".
The soldiers fled to Pakistan, which now has said it will expel Afghan refugees.
The UK said it has brought thousands of Afghans to safety.
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The figures - gathered by a network of Afghan veterans - reveal the scale of what one former UK general calls a "betrayal" and a "disgrace".
The soldiers fled to Pakistan, which now has said it will expel Afghan refugees.
The UK said it has brought thousands of Afghans to safety.
Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog
For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news
#Afghanistan #UK #Pakistan #BBCNews
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