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Thousands of Afghans were relocated to Britain in a secret government scheme after a data breach of nearly 100,000 refugee applicants via Afghanistan following the Taliban's 2021 seizure of power.
The current and previous British governments are facing criticism over a secret program that resettled thousands of Afghans in the U.K. after the Taliban's return to power in 2021.
Britain set up a secret scheme to bring thousands of Afghans to the UK after their personal details were disclosed in a data leak, putting them at risk of reprisals from the Taliban after their return to power in Afghanistan.
The British government hid a billion dollar plan to rescue Afghans who assisted its troops after a data leak exposed them to Taliban retaliation.
Thousands of people hit by ‘kill list’ data breach have instructed lawyers in case that could cost taxpayers £250m
STORY: Thousands of Afghans were secretly relocated to the UK after a data breach put them at risk of reprisals from the Taliban.The breach and subsequent relocation program were made public this week after a court injunction banning their disclosure was lifted.