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Al Jazeera Staff

How were identities of thousands of Afghans leaked by UK military?

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) building in London, United Kingdom on Tuesday [Andy Rain/EPA]

The British government has secretly resettled thousands of Afghans in the United Kingdom for fear they might be targeted by the Taliban after their personal details were leaked, Defence Secretary John Healey revealed on Tuesday.

Details about the accidental data breach by a British soldier and the secret relocation programme for Afghans were made public after a rare court order known as a “superinjuction”, which barred the media from even disclosing its existence, was lifted on Tuesday.

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