UK Parliament Security Committee Probes Afghan Data Leak

UK Parliament Security Committee launches investigation into accidental data leak exposing personal details of thousands of Afghans who supported British forces.

Following the leak of sensitive information about thousands of Afghans who had worked with British forces, the UK Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee has launched a formal investigation. The data, related to more than 30,000 applicants for the Afghan resettlement program, was accidentally shared with someone outside the government.