UK doesn't know how much massive Afghan data leak will cost, watchdog says


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  • Wednesday, 03 Sep 2025

FILE PHOTO: Refugees from Afghanistan wait to be processed after arriving on an evacuation flight at Heathrow Airport, in London, Britain August 26, 2021. Dominic Lipinski/Pool via REUTERS/ File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's defence ministry does not know how exactly much it will cost to relocate thousands of Afghans after a massive data leak, the government's spending watchdog said, adding it did not have confidence in the current estimate of 850 million pounds.

In July, it was revealed that Britain had set up a secret scheme in 2022 to bring Afghans back to the UK after their personal details were leaked, putting them at risk of reprisals from the Taliban after their return to power.

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