Thousands of Afghans whose data was leaked in a 2022 UK MoD breach, but who weren't evacuated, will not receive compensation. The MoD will defend against legal action, citing an independent review concluding that being on the leaked spreadsheet is unlikely to cause Taliban targeting. Over 19,000 names and details were compromised, raising fears of Taliban reprisals. A large lawsuit is being prepared, though the MoD maintains that there's little evidence of a targeted Taliban retribution campaign.

Prepared by Rachel Morgan and reviewed by editorial team.