A Special Forces officer rejected the asylum applications of 1,585 Afghan soldiers who may have witnessed war crimes by British troops.
Court documents showed the officer rejected every bid by the Afghan commandos, known as Triples, despite the troops still facing revenge from the Taliban for fighting with the British.
Some Triples have been killed since the government was toppled in Kabul in August 2021.
Troops' applications were rejected in 2023 – just months before a High Court inquiry into allegations of an SAS shoot-to-kill policy began.
The inquiry is looking into claims the three separate SAS units murdered 80 or more Afghan captives on night raids between 2010 and 2013.
