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Afghans express fear for relatives' safety after UK data leak
Relatives of Afghans whose names were accidentally leaked by a UK official three years ago have told the BBC they fear retribution by the country's Taliban rulers. Rahim - not his real name - says his father-in-law learned on Tuesday that his name was on that list - alongside those of thousands of Afghans who had applied to be relocated to the UK after the Taliban seized power in 2021.

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Thousands of Afghans have been brought to Britain in secrecy after a data leak
Thousands of Afghans secretly moved to Britain after data leak
British spies and SAS named in Afghan data breach
The identities of more than 100 British officials, including members of the special forces and MI6, were compromised in a data breach that also put thousands of Afghans at risk of reprisal, it can be...

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Why the UK kept an Afghan immigration scheme secret
Serious questions for Tories over Afghan data breach - PM
Personal details of UK special forces and spies were included in Afghan data breach
The details of more than 100 British people - including spies and special forces - were included in a massive data leak that resulted in thousands of Afghans being secretly relocated to the UK.

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MoD offered to speed up resettlement case of Afghan who posted data breach names on Facebook
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Afghan data breach unmasked UK spies, special forces: reports
UK launched secret scheme to relocate Afghans after data leak, documents show
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,
Seven Afghans detained at KLIA for using fake travel documents
SEPANG: Seven Afghan nationals, including two children, have been detained at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) for attempting to enter Malaysia using fake travel documents.
U.K. Secretly Resettled 4,500 Afghans in Britain After Huge Data Breach
The government said that information about 18,000 Afghans was accidentally revealed in 2022. A legal order had prevented any reporting on the subject.
Court blocks Trump administration from ending deportation protections for Afghans for now
An appeals court has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from revoking deportation protections and work permits for thousands of people from Afghanistan.
The scale of Afghans returning from Iran is overwhelming, says UN official
A U.N. official says the pace and scale of Afghans returning from Iran are overwhelming already fragile support systems.
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Afghans in Vermont concerned about loss of Temporary Protected Status
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem revoked Temporary Protected Status for Afghans in the United States. That news could have lasting ramifications for the roughly 600 Afghans who call Vermont home.
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The U.K. government secretly relocated thousands of Afghans to Britain for 2 years
The British government hid a billion dollar plan to rescue Afghans who assisted its troops after a data leak exposed them to Taliban retaliation.
Judge momentarily stops Trump from ending TPS for Afghans
A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from stripping deportation protections from thousands of Afghans in the country.
Iran expels half a million Afghans in 16-day stretch since recent conflict with Israel, UN says
More than half a million Afghans have been expelled from Iran in the 16 days since the conflict with Israel ended, according to the United Nations, in what may be one of the largest forced movements of population this decade.
With temporary protections for some Afghans set to expire, appeals court steps in
An appeals court has briefly extended protections for nearly 12,000 Afghans in the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status.
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