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An informant has revealed the Afghan leak inquiry that the UK failed to secure classified equipment permitting Afghanistan's rulers to locate Afghans that had served with international military.

Information Leak Puts Numerous at Risk

Person A, called Person A, stated that people concerned by the data leak were told to move homes and change their mobile numbers to ensure their safety from militant forces.

Members of Parliament are investigating the Conservative government's management of a serious breach of personal details involving nearly 19,000 individuals who had requested to move to Britain to escape the Taliban.

Data Disclosure Occurred

A spreadsheet containing their personal data, including identities, addresses and in some cases relative details, was inadvertently disclosed by a worker employed at UK special forces headquarters in last year.

The breach became known months later, when details of several individuals who had sought to move to the UK were posted on social media.

Regime's Resources

Many believe there's this misconception that the Taliban do not have similar capabilities that allied forces use,” Person A informed lawmakers.

All equipment was abandoned in Afghanistan; they have it. If they have a contact number, they can locate your precise location. That's precisely what the unit accomplished.”

During testimony about whether the Taliban owned sophisticated technology, the whistleblower stated: “They've got everything.”

Impact of the Information Leak

Initial findings provided to the committee suggested that at least 49 relatives and associates of individuals impacted by the incident had been murdered.

A superinjunction concerning the breach was implemented in August 2023 and blocked any information concerning it from media reporting until July 2025.

Safety Measures

Given injunction limitations, Person A and the aid group she was working with advised Afghan families they were working with that they had “suspicions that somebody's phone had been breached”.

“We recommended that they relocate if they could and changed their mobile numbers. These represented the primary information that, if the Taliban acquired these details, would cause their location being found,” the source testified.

Challenged Assessments

The whistleblower disputed that an official review performed by a retired civil servant had been incorrect to determine that the possession of the records by militant forces was “minimally impact present danger”.

“The important fact is that these individuals are not standing up to the authorities; they are in hiding. The primary issue involves former occupations.”

The source explained disturbing violence experienced by affected individuals, involving electrocution, interrogation techniques, and physical abuse.

“We have had four-year-old children who have had bones crushed to pressure households to reveal locations,” Person A stated.