Thousands of Afghans whose personal details were leaked, but those who were not evacuated in the UK were not expected to get any compensation.
Ministry of Defense (MOD) “would strongly defend against any legal action or compensation”, a spokesman told the BBC, saying that these were “fictional claims”.
The Times reported that the mode also will not make small payments to those whose life was put in danger after the leak of February 2022.
The names and details of more than 19,000 people were leaked, many Afghans now said that they are afraid of Taliban vengeance.
The spokesperson said that an independent review, known as a reminder review, was commissioned by the Defense Secretary John Heela, found: “It is not very likely that being on the spreadsheet would be the basis for a person to target a person.”
This week, Heli announced to raise a super-Chandbandi, which made it illegal to promote the leak and refer to the existence of the court order.
This came after the completion of the rimmer review, concluding: “There are very few intentions by the Taliban to campaign for vengeance against the former officials.”
According to the Times, the biggest lawsuit is being prepared by Barings Law, with more than 1,000 Afghan customers.
It is not clear how many of those customers are currently in Afghanistan.
The leak occurred when an anonymous officer emailed the spreadsheet Out of government team The processing of Afghan rehabilitation applications and it made its way into the public domain.
The knowledge of leak emerged only in August 2023, when the names of nine people applying for going to Britain appeared on Facebook.
The Taliban leadership continues to face international isolation due to its human rights violations, especially targeting women. Russia is the only country that recognizes the present Afghan government, and has been close to the British Embassy in Kabul since the Taliban acquisition in 2021.
An Afghan person who was turned down for transfer was responsible for sharing the name on Facebook, and was A quick review offered In exchange for taking it down, the BBC reported last week.
More than 100 British officers, including Members of special forces and mi6The same data violation was compromised.
Since the return of international soldiers from Afghanistan, more than 36,000 Afghans have moved to Britain. Among them, more than 16,000 persons were considered at risk from the box, the mod confirmed the BBC.
The government has so far spent £ 400M on the plan to transfer Afghans.
According to the government, the total cost of transferring all Afghans is expected to increase to £ 5.5- £ 6BN.
