Thousands of Afghans, including many who worked with British forces, have been secretly resettled in the U.K. after a leak of data on their identities raised fears that the Taliban could target them.

In 2023, the conservative government in the UK set up a secret scheme to covertly relocate thousands of Afghans to the country. The move was made after a massive data leak that exposed the identities of thousands of Afghans living under the Taliban.

Thousands of Afghans were relocated to Britain in a secret government scheme after a data breach of nearly 100,000 refugee applicants via Afghanistan following the Taliban's 2021 seizure of power.