Thousands of Afghans have been secretly relocated to the UK after a data leak by the British military revealed their identities and raised fears that they could be targeted by the Taliban. A dataset containing the details of nearly 19,

Thousands of Afghans, including many who worked with British forces, have been secretly resettled in the U.K. after a leak of data on their identities raised fears that the Taliban could target them.

In 2023, the conservative government in the UK set up a secret scheme to covertly relocate thousands of Afghans to the country. The move was made after a massive data leak that exposed the identities of thousands of Afghans living under the Taliban.