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Government scheme to protect allies failed: former Taliban fighters resettled in the UK
Former Taliban fighters were reportedly among those brought to the UK for their safety following the Afghan data leak.
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Taliban unleash reprisals against Afghan translators following data leak from the British government
Taliban warlords have embarked on a campaign of killings against Afghans after the British Government lost a top-secret database of those who helped the UK during the war in the Middle East.
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MoD faces £850m fallout as lawyers target huge compensation claims
Law firms have started enrolling claimants to capitalize on the Afghan data breach, with each one potentially receiving up to £250,000 in compensation.
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Taliban claims to possess leaked list of Afghans who worked for Britain — manhunt ongoing since 2022
The Taliban has asserted that it has possessed the leaked list of Afghans who assisted Britain for years and has been pursuing those identified.
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Data leak of 18,000 Afghans: How the government hid the disaster behind an unprecedented constitutional ban
The government spent nearly two years employing an unprecedented superinjunction to stop the public from learning about a catastrophic Ministry of Defence data breach that exposed the personal details of thousands of Afghans who had worked with UK forces.
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British special forces officer single-handedly rejected 1,585 relocation requests from Afghans linked to special forces
A UK Special Forces officer personally denied 1,585 resettlement applications from Afghans with credible special forces connections, according to newly released documents.
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“This is betrayal and disgrace”: Afghan special forces who worked with SAS abandoned after visa refusals
A senior general who did not report evidence of supposed SAS war crimes in Afghanistan later presided over the dismissal of numerous UK resettlement applications from Afghan commandos who served with the elite regiment, as revealed by BBC Panorama.
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Retired British couple who manage education programs for mothers arrested by Taliban in Afghanistan
Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75, have been arrested by the Taliban after residing in Afghanistan for 18 years and operating educational programs attended by women.
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Betrayed allies: The Afghan Taliban’s defection against Pakistan and the rising threat of a new war
The Taliban has officially accused Pakistani authorities of supporting ISIS — this at a time when armed clashes along the Afghan-Pakistani border are escalating rapidly.
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Trump plans major foreign aid cuts to safeguard US interests in first executive order
Donald Trump will sign an executive order Monday halting all new foreign aid unless it fits with U.S. strategic goals, according to two incoming senior White House officials.
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SAS troops who questioned shooting of unarmed Afghans were silenced by bosses, court papers reveal
SAS troops who queried the shooting of unarmed Afghans were scolded by bosses and told to ’shut up’, according to court papers.
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Afgantsy Redux: How Russian military intelligence exploited the Taliban to target U.S. forces at the end of America’s longest war
The GRU, Russia’s military intelligence agency, spent years financing terrorist groups in Afghanistan to target U.S. and coalition forces.
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Armoured Toyotas worth over £4.1 million abandoned by the UK in Afghanistan
More than £4 million worth of armoured civilian cars were left behind by the UK as the Western allies withdrew from Afghanistan.
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Starmer says he "won’t tell people how to live" as he attends COP29 climate summit with Taliban representatives
Keir Starmer has said he "will not be telling people how to live their lives" as he takes part in a climate conference snubbed my most world leaders - but attended by the Taliban.
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Taliban enforces ban on women’s public gatherings
The Taliban have banned women’s voices from being heard amongst other women.
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Man jailed for terror offences after sending weapon parts abroad for Taliban fighters
A man has been jailed for terror offences after sending high-tech rifle parts abroad for Taliban fighters in Afghanistan.
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Exploring the finances of the ISIS, Hamas, and Hezbollah terrorist empires
In May, a Russian programmer was sentenced to more than 5 years in prison in the Netherlands for creating the crypto mixer Tornado Cash.
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While the U.S. was reconstructing Afghanistan, contractors invested in properties in the UAE
As billions of U.S. dollars flowed in to rebuild Afghanistan following the fall of the Taliban in 2001, many contractors were accused of skimming reconstruction funds.
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Afghanistan war hero who lost limbs to Taliban bomb in blue badge row
Ben McBean, who lost an arm and a leg to a landmine blast in Helmand Province in 2008, was furious to receive the blue badge refusal for not "officially meet[ing] the criteria"
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Former Tory Home Secretary hopes 'dangerous' Rwanda Bill is struck down by court
Former Home Secretary Ken Clarke is the latest Margaret Thatcher-era Tory grandee to hit out at the Rwanda Bill, which he told the House of Lords is 'extremely dangerous'
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Brit chess prodigy who made joke about 'Taliban bombing' easyJet flight cleared
Aditya Verma, 20, who is now studying at Bath University, told his pals in a private Snapchat group: “On my way to blow up the plane, I’m a member of the Taliban”
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British chess genius who made Taliban joke on bombing flight faces £100,000 bill
Aditya Verma, 20, is facing a fine and compensation bill worth at least £100,000 for what he described as a 'moment of madness' and a ‘joke’ made on holiday
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Ex-Tory minister pleads for UK to engage with Taliban amid 'another 9/11' fear
Tobias Ellwood said that the majority of Taliban members aren't fundamentalists, claiming many join the group for social and tribal reasons
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Traitors star on how he got his life back on track after having leg amputated
Despite a big prize at stake, contestant Jonny Holloway has hinted he has already won far more than money can buy after battling back from being blown up by an IED in Afghanistan.
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Brit danger tourist befriended Taliban by making them laugh with 'toilet' jokes
Miles Routledge, who has styled himself as an intrepid Christian explorer, was detained by the Taliban in Kabul for eight months, and developed a relationship with younger members
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