The Afghan data breach explained... in one minute

Many questions remain after it emerged that in 2022 a British official inadvertently leaked the data of thousands of Afghans who had applied to move to the UK after the Taliban seized power.

The previous government learned of the breach in August 2023, when some of the details appeared on Facebook. A new resettlement scheme for those on the leaked list was set up nine months later, and has seen 4,500 Afghans arrive in the UK so far.

Because of a super-injunction, which has now been lifted, the mishap was kept secret for years, as Tom Symonds explains.

Video produced by Serene Khalifeh, Anna Lamche and Marina Costa.