Hundreds of Afghan special forces soldiers betrayed by Britain had their details leaked in a major data breach before being left in the dark about the potential threat to their lives from the Taliban, The Independent can reveal.
The leak in February 2022 involved the names and contact information of 18,700 Afghans being shared “in error” by a Ministry of Defence (MoD) official, and prompted a top-secret operation to scramble thousands to safety in Britain.
