China's 'Shanghai Cooperation' Meeting Vows Support for Taliban with Goal of Rebuilding Afghanistan

Members of the Russia- and China-led Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) emphasized their collective support for “development” and “reconstruction” of Afghanistan during their meeting this week, effectively confirming collaboration with the...

Agreement on Pakistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan railway project signed in Kabul

KABUL (Web Desk) - Pakistan, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan have signed a Framework Agreement on the Joint Feasibility Study for the Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (UAP) Railway Project, marking a significant step toward regional connectivity and...

Spies and SAS troops among UK nationals' details in Afghan leak, BBC says

LONDON (Reuters) -Details of more than 100 British nationals including spies and special forces soldiers were included in one of the country’s worst ever data breaches that led to thousands of Afghans being relocated to the UK, British media...

Former Armed Forces minister James Heappey says learning of Afghan data breach was ‘gut-wrenching’ in long apology

17 July 2025, 15:42 Former Armed Forced Minister James Heappey. Picture: Alamy Former Armed Forces minister James Heappey has shared the "gut-wrenching" moment he learned of the Afghan data leak, admitting the previous government "let the country...

Spies and special forces among 100 Britons included in Afghan data leak

17 July 2025, 16:28 | Updated: 17 July 2025, 16:56 Government gagged media over MoD leak that endangered 100,000 Afghan allies. Picture: LBC The personal details of spies and special forces operatives were included in a massive data breach that...

Spies and special forces among more than 100 Britons whose details were included in Afghan data leak

Details of spies and special forces were included in a massive data leak that led to thousands of Afghans being secretly relocated to the UK. Information about more than 100 Britons was contained in the breach. Defence sources have said that...

Afghan dad reunites with family under government scheme

Muhammad Irshad Khan left his country under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme with the help of Oxford charity Asylum Welcome. His family arrived safely in the UK at the beginning of July, following what has been described as a “long and...

More than 100 Britons’ details in leaked Afghan dataset, including spies and SAS

The details of more than 100 Britons, including spies and special forces, were included in a massive data leak that resulted in thousands of Afghans being secretly relocated to the UK. Defence sources have said that details of MI6 spies, SAS and...

Afghan data breach risks pushing more asylum seekers onto small boats

Groups working with refugees say thousands fear for their safety after closure of resettlement route The data breach exposing thousands of Afghans to danger from the Taliban risks pushing more asylum seekers onto small boats, the Government has...

Sydney Kamlager-Dove addresses Afghan policy changes and violence against Americans abroad

Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove, who represents California’s 37th district in the U.S. House of Representatives, recently addressed several national and international issues on her social media account.On July 16, 2025, Kamlager-Dove criticized...

Afghan data breach super injunction ‘deeply disturbing’ for press freedom, says Lewis Goodall

News Agents podcast co-host Lewis Goodall has warned that the wide-ranging super injunction used to silence UK media for two years sets a “profoundly dangerous” precedent. Goodall was the first journalist to become aware of a Government data leak...

Spies and SAS personnel among 100-plus Britons included in Afghan data leak

The details of more than 100 Britons, including spies and special forces personnel, were included in a massive data leak that resulted in thousands of Afghans being secretly relocated to the UK. Defence sources have said that details of MI6 spies,...

After causing destruction in Pakistan, TTP is now spreading its network in this Muslim country, not Afghanistan, tension for India due to...

Home News After causing destruction in Pakistan, TTP is now spreading its network in this Muslim country, not Afghanistan, tension for India due to… Last week TTP commander was killed in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, but now these militants are...

Ex-minister claims he was misled over fate of Afghan elite soldiers abandoned by UK, as revealed by The Independent

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More than 100 British government personnel exposed by Afghan data leak

Defence Secretary Healey disclosed details of secret Afghan database to Parliament - despite the Mail being blocked from reporting it

By SAM GREENHILL CHIEF REPORTER Published: 08:14 EDT, 17 July 2025 | Updated: 08:14 EDT, 17 July 2025 Defence Secretary John Healey disclosed details of the secret Afghan database to Parliament that the Mail and others were blocked from reporting....

Ishaq Dar heads to Kabul to finalise tri-nation UAP Railway feasibility deal

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will visit Kabul on Thursday to sign a trilateral agreement for a joint feasibility study of the Uzbekistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan (UAP) Railway Project. Dar, accompanied by Federal...

DPM Ishaq Dar visits Kabul to sign framework agreement for UAP Railway Project

ISLAMABAD – Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar is scheduled to visit Kabul today for a day-long trip to sign the Framework Agreement on the Joint Feasibility Study for the Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (UAP)...

Afghan Migrants in Pakistan Denied Healthcare Due to Fear of Arrest

Afghan migrants in Pakistan are avoiding healthcare due to the constant fear of arrest, worsening their physical and mental health. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has warned that Afghan migrants in Pakistan are being denied access to healthcare...

Iran’s Expulsion of Afghans Deepens Afghanistan’s Humanitarian Crisis

Afghan refugees, after being deported from Iran, rest at the Islam Qala border crossing between ... More Afghanistan and Iran on July 4, 2025. (Photo by Mustafa Noori / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by MUSTAFA NOORI/Middle East Images/AFP via...