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Taliban claims it has had the 'kill list' for years and is hunting down Afghans named
LBC
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16 July 2025, 08:31 Taliban. Picture: PA The Taliban has claimed that it has had the leaked list of Afghans who helped Britain for years and has been hunting down those named. Listen to this article As LBC exclusively revealed yesterday, the...
Defence secretary 'unable to say' if anyone killed after Afghan data breach
BBC
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ShareSave The defence secretary has said he was "unable to say for sure" whether anyone had been killed as a result of a data breach that revealed the details of thousands of Afghans who had supported British forces. But John Healey told the BBC...
Russia Calls for Inclusive Political Structure in Afghanistan, Highlighting Ethnic Representation
Khaama Press
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July 16, 2025
Russia emphasizes the need for an inclusive political structure in Afghanistan, stressing the importance of ethnic representation in governance. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, at the conclusion of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization...
US Federal Court Orders Resumption of Afghan Refugee Resettlement for Key Allies
Khaama Press
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July 16, 2025
A U.S. court has ordered resettlement of vetted Afghan refugees who relied on U.S. promises before January 20 suspension. A U.S. federal court on Monday, July 14, ordered the government to resume the resettlement process for a group of Afghan...
Trump Slams U.S. Equipment Left in Afghanistan, Calls Withdrawal a ‘Gross Incompetence’
Khaama Press
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July 16, 2025
Trump criticized the U.S. military equipment left in Afghanistan, calling the withdrawal process “gross incompetence” by Biden’s administration. In a White House meeting on Tuesday, July 15, former U.S. President Donald Trump again criticized the...
UK Government’s Secret Plan to Relocate Over 33,000 Afghan Citizens Sparks Controversy
Khaama Press
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July 16, 2025
The UK government has launched a secret plan to relocate over 33,000 Afghan citizens, sparking widespread controversy and concerns. British media reports reveal that the UK government has secretly started a plan to relocate over 33,000 Afghan...
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Calls for Revival of SCO Contact Group on Afghanistan
Khaama Press
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July 16, 2025
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar emphasized reviving the SCO Contact Group on Afghanistan to promote regional peace, security, and pragmatic cooperation. Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, Ishaq Dar, has emphasized the urgent need to revive the...
Delco military contractor plans layoff as demand for decoys drops
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania
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Dozens of workers in Delaware County are expected to lose their jobs as a military contractor weighs whether to close its facility there or sell the business. Alloy Surfaces Co. Inc. expects to lay off roughly 52 employees at 121 N. Commerce Dr....
Nigel Farage brutally swipes at top Tory in Afghan asylum scandal statement: ‘Odd little figure’
GB News
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July 15, 2025
Nigel Farage has launched a scathing attack on the British government after a two-year media injunction was lifted, revealing what he called an "extraordinary" Afghan asylum scandal involving incompetence, dishonesty and threats to national...
Thousands of Afghans and families brought to UK after data breach
The Nation
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July 16, 2025
LONDON - Thousands of Afghans who worked with the UK government and their families were brought to Britain in a secret programme after a 2022 data breach put their lives at risk, a minister revealed Tuesday. Defence Minister John Healey unveiled...
Afghans being relocated to UK after personal data leak
RTE Ireland
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July 15, 2025
Thousands of people are being relocated to the UK as part of a secret £850 million scheme set up after a personal data leak of Afghans who supported British forces, it can now be reported. A dataset containing the personal information of nearly...
Ministers STILL won't come clean on secret airlifts after the Mail revealed 18,500 Afghans were brought to Britain as part of £7BILLION scheme
Daily Mail
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July 15, 2025
Ministers were last night urged to ‘come clean’ over a government operation smuggling Afghans to Britain. The highly secretive mission followed a military data leak that put 100,000 at risk of being killed by the Taliban. Now, after 23 months of...
Afghan Authorities Destroy 65 Tonnes Of Expired Food Items In Kabul
MENAFN
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July 15, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Kabul, July 15 (IANS) Afghan authorities collected and destroyed 65 tonnes of expired and low-quality food items in the capital Kabul on Tuesday, officials from the Ministry of Public Health said. "Today, 65 tonnes, approximately...
7,000 Afghans Being Relocated To UK Due To 'Massive' Data Breach. Here's What Happened
News18
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July 15, 2025
Last Updated:July 15, 2025, 18:19 IST In a massive blunder, the personal data of 20,000 Afghan nationals seeking to apply for relocation to the UK was leaked by the British Army, prompting them to form a secret scheme. The UK government set up a...
UN warns of deepening crisis in Afghanistan amid major aid shortfall
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 15, 2025
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 15 (ANI): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned that an unprecedented funding shortfall is worsening the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, leaving millions...
Over 1 million Afghans return from Iran, UN warns of crisis
Daily Times
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July 15, 2025
ISLAMABAD – The United Nations has raised concerns over the overwhelming pace at which Afghans are returning from Iran, saying it is straining Afghanistan’s already fragile support systems. So far in 2025, more than 1.4 million Afghans have...
Judge orders government to admit more refugees whose flights were canceled
Religion News Service
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July 15, 2025
Judge orders government to admit more refugees whose flights were canceled (RNS) — According to the government, as many as 12,000 refugees had made travel plans to the U.S. before the refugee freeze. They may all press their case now. A group...
COMMENT: In recognising Taliban, Moscow had one eye on rise in Afghanistan of terrorist ISIS-K
BNE Intellinews
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The rise of the Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISIS-K, or ISKP) militant and terrorist group in Afghanistan and the growing security threats posed to Central Asia pushed Moscow toward a pragmatic re-engagement with the Taliban. That’s a key...
UK Secretly Resettled Thousands of Afghans After Data Leak, Government Confirms
[your]NEWS
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July 15, 2025
Super injunction concealed the existence of the program amid fears Taliban could target applicants identified in leaked spreadsheet. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom LONDON — The British government acknowledged Tuesday that it secretly resettled...
UK secretly resettled thousands of Afghans after huge data breach
Financial Review
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July 15, 2025
London | The UK government set up a secret multibillion-dollar scheme to relocate thousands of Afghans to Britain after a data leak put them at risk of reprisals from the Taliban – and gagged the media with a super-injunction. The names, contact...