Afghan data breach exposes UK spies and elite special forces: insiders reveal.

Britain’s Afghan Resettlement Leak Exposed

The Scope of the Data Breach

• Nearly 19,000 Afghans were named in the accidentally released spreadsheet.
• More than 100 Britons, including spies and special‑forces troops, appeared on the same document.
• Only two years after the Taliban took Kabul, the bulk of the data were leaked.

The Government’s Response

• Defence Secretary John Healey admitted the leak to Parliament, saying the plan “was a hidden defence project.”
• Prime Minister Keir Starmer demanded a briefing and said “Tory ministers must answer serious questions.”
• Speaker Lindsay Hoyle highlighted “constitutional issues” surrounding the ban lifted by the court.

How the Resettlement Plan Works

The Afghan Response Route, a £400‑million (£850‑million) initiative, has already relocated:

• 900 Afghan refugees and 3,600 family members—the programme’s first beneficiaries.
• An additional 600 applicants accepted, pushing the total cost to “£850 million.”
• These refugees comprise part of the roughly 36,000 Afghans accepted by Britain since August 2021.

Key Takeaways

• Two‑year court‑blackout kept the leak hidden until media blackout lifted.
• The leak unveiled secret resettlement details that were not briefed to Parliament.
• British officials demand accountability and a public briefing on the hidden relocation scheme.