Afghan asylum scheme in UK exposed by data breach
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Thousands of Afghans have moved to the UK under a secret scheme which was set up after a British official inadvertently leaked their data, it can be revealed. In February 2022, the personal details of nearly 19,000 people who had applied to move to the UK after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan were leaked.
In his first comments since news of an unprecedented superinjunction was made public, the ex-Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said his focus was on 'sorting out the mess and saving lives'
Britain set up a secret scheme to relocate thousands of Afghans to the UK after a soldier accidentally disclosed the personal details of more than 33,000 people, putting them at risk of reprisals from the Taliban,
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Our community has reacted with anger, disbelief and deep concern to revelations that a catastrophic Ministry of Defence data breach, which put tens of thousands of Afghans at risk, was kept hidden under a superinjunction for nearly two years,
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Starmer Angry Over Afghan Data Leak; UK Parliament Witnesses Fiery Exchanges | Tories | Full VideoUK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has demanded answers from former Conservative ministers over a major data breach that exposed the personal details of nearly 24,000 Afghans who aided British forces,
Afghan interpreters worked shoulder-to-shoulder with British troops in Afghanistan, with calls for a public inquiry into the data breach and superinjunction.
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Former home secretary Suella Braverman has expressed her fury at the cover-up and “failures” of the previous Conservative government over the Afghan data breach.The dataset containing the personal information of almost 19,
An Afghan man tells Sky News his family is now in danger from the Taliban after he worked for British forces in Afghanistan and had his personal details leaked.