Taliban deny arresting or monitoring Afghans after UK data leak

The Taliban government said on Thursday it had not arrested or monitored Afghans involved in a secret British resettlement plan after a data breach was revealed this week.

Thousands of Afghans who worked with the United Kingdom were brought to Britain with their families in a secret programme after a 2022 data breach put their lives at risk, the UK government revealed on Tuesday.

The scheme was only revealed after the UK High Court lifted a super-gag order banning any reports of the events.