Afghanistan, Aug. 21 -- The UK Defence Ministry admitted 49 data breaches in Afghan relocation programmes, sparking criticism from lawyers and campaigners who warn that repeated failures endangered vulnerable Afghans' lives.
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has admitted that 49 data breaches have occurred in the past four years within the unit responsible for processing Afghan relocation applications.
According to a BBC investigation, some of these breaches were previously made public, including a major incident in 2022 when an Excel file containing details of nearly 19,000 Afghan citizens was accidentally released. That disclosure, kept from the public until last month after the High Court lifted a legal order, led to the secret transfer...