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We have a duty to help resettle former Afghan special forces, says minister

The veterans minister has pledged to do everything he can to help former Afghan special forces resettle in the UK, amid concerns they face death at the hands of the Taliban. Johnny Mercer said the “vast majority” of the two special forces units, ...

13 Dec 2023 at 15:26

MoD breach of Afghans’ data ‘could have posed threat to life in Taliban’s hands’

The Ministry of Defence has been fined £350,000 for an “egregious” data breach that exposed the personal information of Afghan nationals seeking to flee to the UK after the Taliban takeover. Details belonging to 265 people were mistakenly ...

13 Dec 2023 at 00:01

Ex-minister says no ‘fierce opposition’ to Afghan route amid data breach fallout

Conservative ex-ministers offered no “fierce opposition” to plans to bring Afghan refugees to the UK via a secret route following a data breach, the former armed forces minister has said. James Heappey, who was armed forces minister at ...

17 Jul 2025 at 16:22

Watchdog urged to probe ‘dangerous shambles’ of Afghan relocation data breaches

A watchdog has been urged to investigate the “dangerous shambles” of Afghan relocation data breaches after the Ministry of Defence reportedly admitted more than previously known. A freedom of information request by the BBC revealed ...

21 Aug 2025 at 15:40

Government must ‘go further and faster’ to prevent repeat of Afghan data breach

The Government has been urged to “go further and faster” on efforts to prevent data breaches such as the 2022 leak of the details of thousands of Afghans applying to move to the UK to flee the Taliban. The UK Information ...

28 Aug 2025 at 22:27

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