Afghanistan: Armed Forces

(asked on 15th March 2022) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Officer Cadets from Afghanistan attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst between 1975 and the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021.


Answered by
James Heappey Portrait
James Heappey
This question was answered on 23rd March 2022

The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) is proud of its illustrious history of training Officer Cadets (OCdts) from Afghanistan, with 74 having attended between 1975 and August 2021.

All eligible Afghans who attended RMAS were granted sponsorship under Operation PITTING, including those who did not complete the Commissioning Course and those who commenced training after August 2021. However, due to the volume and complexity of relocation applications, it is not currently possible to confirm how many of the OCdts or their dependants were evacuated and are now residing in the UK.

The Defence Afghan Relocation and Resettlement team continue to work closely with RMAS to provide support to all eligible Afghan OCdts who are entitled to relocate to the UK.

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