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Government set up secret £850m scheme to offer Afghans asylum after data breach
City A.M.
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July 15, 2025
Tuesday 15 July 2025 12:55 pm | Updated: Tuesday 15 July 2025 5:06 pm Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email A secret asylum scheme for Afghans was set up...
Afghans rally behind boycott of Iranian goods as deportations surge
Iran International
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July 15, 2025
Activists are urging citizens and business owners to halt the import and purchase of Iranian goods, with some deploying the social media hashtag "Boycott Iranian goods: a national demand". More than half a million Afghans have been deported from...
Afghan Migrants Can Claim Rental Deposits Through Embassy, Say Iranian Officials
Khaama Press
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July 15, 2025
Afghan migrants in Iran can now seek help through their embassy to reclaim rental deposits (rahni) amid widespread deportations. Iranian authorities have announced measures to help Afghan migrants recover house deposits (rahni) that landlords have...
Thousands offered UK asylum in secret scheme after personal data of Afghans who helped British forces leaked by mistake – as it happened
The Guardian
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July 15, 2025
Healey says 900 Afghans, and with 3,600 family members, have come to UK under secret £400m relocation schemeHealey says the leak happened when an official sent an email which he thought had the names of 150 people who were applying for...
UK Government condemned over Afghan data breach
Devon Live
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July 15, 2025
A British academic who personally helped thousands of Afghans flee Taliban violence has condemned the UK Government over a catastrophic data breach that exposed the identities of those who worked with British forces — saying the fallout has cost...
UK’s cavalier attitude leaves Afghans facing yet more fear and uncertainty
The Guardian
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July 15, 2025
This week’s revelations about the UK’s dangerously cavalier treatment of Afghans who worked with British forces are shocking but not surprising. The carelessness with which Britain went to war in Afghanistan was matched by the carelessness with...
Secret plan resettles thousands of Afghans in Britain after data leak
United Press International (UPI)
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Thousands of Afghan refugees who assisted Britain during the years-long war in Afghanistan have been relocated to British shores under a secret government scheme, but only after data was mistakenly leaked by an official in the British Defense...
‘The worst day of all time’: Afghans speak of safety fears after UK data leak
The Guardian
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July 15, 2025
When Abdullah received an email from the British government saying his details had been included in the military data leak, it became “the worst day in all time”. Speaking from Afghanistan, where he is in hiding, Abdullah fears he will be tortured...
Shock as 20,000 Afghans Set to Arrive in Britain on Taxpayer-Funded Flights: What Is 'Operation Rubicon'?
International Business Times - United Kingdom
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July 15, 2025
A covert UK government evacuation programme for Afghan nationals has come to light, following the lifting of a super-injunction related to a catastrophic Ministry of Defence data breach that exposed thousands of allies to Taliban reprisals. The...
Karzai urges neighbors to halt forced deportations amid Afghanistan’s refugee crisis
Ariana News
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July 15, 2025
The United Nations has issued a stark appeal for immediate international assistance as Afghanistan grapples with an unprecedented wave of returnees, with over 1.3 million Afghans forced to return in 2025 alone. Speaking during a visit to the Islam...
'UK secretly relocated thousands of Afghans after major data breach'
Sabah
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July 15, 2025
Britain secretly launched a multibillion-pound relocation scheme to bring thousands of Afghans to the U.K. after one of the worst data breaches in its history exposed sensitive personal details, placing them at risk of Taliban reprisals. The...
Thousands of Afghans were resettled in Britain after a data leak put them in danger
NBC News
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July 15, 2025
LONDON — 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 they could be targeted by the Taliban, the British government revealed...
Council hits back at criticism over Afghan refugee homes
Devon Live
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July 15, 2025
Providing a home in Torbay for an Afghan refugee family has unlocked government funds to help house local families in need. Torbay councillors have responded to social media criticism over plans to buy four new homes in the bay to help families...
MOD data breach exposed 100,000 Afghans, prompting secret UK relocation scheme
Channel 4 News
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July 15, 2025
The British Government accidentally leaked the names of thousands of Afghans, and then spent hundreds of millions of pounds bringing them to the UK. The government tried to keep it a secret with a super injunction. But today that was lifted,...
The Scale of Afghans Returning from Iran is Overwhelming, Says UN Official
Asharq Al-Awsat
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July 15, 2025
The pace and scale of Afghans returning from Iran are overwhelming already fragile support systems, a senior UN official warned Tuesday, with tens of thousands of people crossing the border daily exhausted and traumatized, relying on humanitarian...
Afghan authorities destroy 65 tons of expired food items
The Peninsula
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July 15, 2025
Workers unload expired and low-quality food items in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, July 15, 2025. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua) Kabul: Afghan authorities collected and destroyed 65 tons of expired and low-quality food items in the...
Three key questions after Afghan data leak sparked unprecedented secret evacuation
BBC
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July 15, 2025
Frank GardnerSecurity correspondent ShareSave It has been more than three years since a British official inadvertently leaked a dataset containing the names and contact details of thousands of people who were attempting to flee possible Taliban...
UK secretly relocated thousands of Afghans after data leak, documents reveal
The Indian Express
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July 15, 2025
Britain quietly launched a relocation scheme for thousands of Afghans after a Ministry of Defence (MoD) data breach exposed their personal details, newly released court documents and official reports show, as reported by Reuters.The breach...
In secret programme: Thousands of Afghans win UK asylum after huge data breach
RTL Today
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July 15, 2025
Thousands of Afghans who worked with the UK and their families were brought to Britain in a secret programme after a 2022 data breach put their lives at risk, the British government revealed on Tuesday. Defence Minister John Healey unveiled the...
Turkish Far-Right Leader Urges Deportation of Afghan refugees
Khaama Press
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July 14, 2025
Ümit Özdağ, Turkish far-right leader, demands immediate deportation of Afghan refugees, calling for their return to home country. As mass deportations of Afghan migrants from Iran continue, Ümit Özdağ, leader of Turkey’s far-right anti-immigration...