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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Archie Mitchell

Thousands of Afghans won’t receive compensation from UK over data breach

Thousands of Afghans included on a list of people trying to flee the Taliban are likely to miss out on compensation after their details were accidentally leaked.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said it will “robustly defend” an expected legal bid for compensation, adding it is “highly unlikely” those on the leaked spreadsheet were targeted as a result.

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