Thousands of Afghans were secretly moved to the United Kingdom after leaks of the British army, which revealed their personality and created fears that the Taliban could be aimed.
The set of data containing almost 19,000 Afghans who applied to the UK after the occupation of Afghanistan by the Taliban was accidentally published in 2022, and part of it was later published on the Internet, British Minister John John said.
It pushed her The previous conservative government to create a secret program for re -establishing Afghans – Many of which worked with British troops – and their families.
The “escape route” from Afghanistan, created in April 2024, was released on Tuesday after the current government of the United Kingdom became a legal decision known as a super -connection that the previous government received to keep the program secret.
About 4,500 people – 900 candidates and about 3,600 members of their families – were transferred to the United Kingdom as part of the program, and it is expected that about 6,900 people will move until the expiration of the validity period, amounting to 850 million pounds (979 million euros).
Nevertheless, it is expected that the final value will be higher, since the British government is faced with judicial appeals by people affected by this initiative.
Hilly proposed “sincere apologies” for violation of data in the statement by lawmakers in the House of Commons on Tuesday during the day and said that he was “deeply concerned about the lack of transparency” around the violation.
“No government wants to hide information from the British public, members or press in this way,” – said.
“Incredibly serious data violation”
The error of the anonymous employee of the Ministry of Defense (MOD) was a “serious service error” and the result of the sheet proposed by E -Mail ”in addition to authorized state systems” in early 2022, according to Hili.
The sheet contained 18,714 Afghan citizens trying to apply for the British Government program to support those who helped or worked with the British troops in Afghanistan, who fought with the Taliban from 2001 to 2021.
According to the British media reports, the Ministry of Defense realized the violation in August 2023 after the publication of the database messages on Facebook.
Barings Law, a law firm, which represents hundreds of victims, accused the government of trying to hide the truth from the public.
“This is an incredibly serious violation of the data that the Ministry of Defense has repeatedly tried to hide from the British public,” said Adnan Malik, head of the company’s data protection department.
“He included the loss of personal and identification information about Afghan citizens who helped British troops defeat terrorism and support security and stability in the region.”
About 36,000 Afghans were moved to the United Kingdom as part of various reinstalled routes from the fall of Kabul in August 2021, according to the Ministry of Defense.
In the summer of 2021, the United States decided to lead the withdrawal of the Western forces, including British troops, from Afghanistan, which allowed the Taliban to seize power.
This left tens of thousands of people who helped the United Kingdom and other countries for 20 years of the Western military presence in the country, risking revenge from the Taliban.
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