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Thousands of Afghans were moved to UK in secret scheme after data breach

BBC News Wednesday, 16 July 2025 ()
Thousands of Afghans were moved to UK in secret scheme after data breachThe existence of the scheme could not be reported until now because of a court injunction.
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News video: 6,900 people to be relocated after Afghan data leak

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 A dataset containing the personal information of nearly 19,000 people who applied for the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (Arap) was released “in error” in February 2022 by a defence official. Thousands of people are being relocated to the UK as part of a secret £850 million scheme set...

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