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The Security of the historical data security of the UK government exposes tens of thousands of Afghans at an increasing risk of murder and torture by the Taliban.

The episode was placed in training an extraordinary group of events, including creating a secret immigration scheme at some point that is expected to cost up to 7 billion pounds, and to impose an unprecedented super function.

What was the original violation?

A British soldier whose name was not revealed in February 2022 I accidentally sent my message to an email With highly sensitive and personal details of about 19,000 Afghans who collaborated with the British government in Afghanistan, as well as 6000 members of their families. The recipient was Afghan, according to people familiar with the breach, who were not publicly identified.

The database contained identity, communication information and some family details of the Afghan who applied for a transfer to the United Kingdom, for fear of revenge on the Taliban because of their association with the Western Authority. It also included emails for some government officials in the United Kingdom.

How was it discovered?

The leak was discovered only by the UK Ministry of Defense after 18 months in August 2023, after an unknown user posted on Facebook screen shots for the database and threatened to publish the entire spreadsheet.

The Ministry of Defense officials assessed that the accidental leak is likely to put up to 100,000 Afghans – those listed in the database, in addition to many members of their families – at risk of killing, torture, harassment and intimidation from Taliban If you get the list.

Why does the government seek a super function?

In August 2023, Ben Wallace, then the Conservative Minister of Defense in the United Kingdom, applied for a legal order, initially for a period of four months, to prevent news of the spread of the leakage to try to avoid hearing the Taliban to breach.

Supreme Court judge, Mr. Judge Nols, went further and issued a rare super function, and even prohibited the existence of restrictions, on the basis of exceptional circumstances.

The Rishi Sonak government fought, then the work management of Mr. Kerr Starmer, in order to maintain the superior situation in place for about two years, which led to local audit and international embarrassment.

It was recently raised on Tuesday, after a lengthy legal action by a group of media organizations, which it joined earlier this year by the Financial Times, and the challenge of restrictions.

How did the ministers try to help the victims?

The government has established a secret transfer plan to move the most at risk victims, along with their families, outside Afghanistan and the United Kingdom.

Officials said only 5,500 people were transferred directly due to the violation, with at least 2,400 others.

But a total of 18,500 Afghans were named at the database that came to Britain. The Ministry of Defense said that most of them were already qualified under the current public resettlement plan.

The UK Labor Government closed all Afghan transport methods this month.

What is the cost of breach?

Recently this year, the court records showed that officials are estimated that they will have to transfer 25,000 victims to breach who were not qualified to come to the United Kingdom, at a cost of 7 billion pounds over several years.

This week, the Ministry of Defense insisted that the real estimate was only 2 billion pounds, and that it has reduced the expected expenses to 850 million pounds by reducing the number of Afghans to be accepted.

Officials have not yet provided more detailed costs.

What happens now?

The UK government takes charge of “general turmoil” in the wake of the abolition of the bargaining order, as the Ministry of Interior advises that “such a risk is higher during the summer period.”

Those who were in the data set that were hacked shortly before lifting the super function whose details might have been alerted were alerted.

The UK government has created an “online self -examination” for those who are afraid to be listed on the list, to help them determine whether they were or not. Advice will be provided to the victims about the steps they can take to protect themselves.

The Ministry of Defense intends to follow the directive from the Information Commissioner Office on whether a compensation plan for victims will be launched, according to officials.

At least 665 Afghans are preparing in the list to prosecute the Ministry of Defense, and they demand at least 50,000 pounds each, in a joint procedure led by the Parinsian law. Thousands of victims can join the lawsuit, which can require a huge bill for the UK government.