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A whistleblower has revealed the Afghan leak inquiry that the UK failed to secure sensitive technology permitting the militant group to locate local individuals that had served with international military.

Data Breach Endangers Thousands at Risk

The whistleblower, called Person A, explained that individuals impacted by the information breach were told to relocate and alter their mobile numbers to avoid detection from militant forces.

Members of Parliament are currently examining the Conservative government's response of a catastrophic breach of private information involving approximately 19k individuals who had applied to relocate to Britain to escape the regime.

How the Leak Was Discovered

An electronic document including private information, comprising names, contact details and sometimes household data, was accidentally leaked by a worker employed at British military command in early 2022.

The incident came to light in late 2023, when details of several individuals who had requested to relocate to the UK were posted on Facebook.

Regime's Resources

It appears there is a misunderstanding that the Taliban do not have comparable resources that allied forces use,” the whistleblower testified to MPs.

All equipment was abandoned in Afghanistan; it's in their hands. Once they acquire mobile details, they are able to track your precise location. That is what the unit did.”

Under inquiry about regarding if authorities owned advanced decryption, Person A stated: “They possess all resources.”

Consequences of the Information Leak

Preliminary research provided to the investigation suggested that no fewer than forty-nine family members and associates of individuals impacted by the incident had been murdered.

A superinjunction regarding the breach was enacted in last year and restricted all details regarding the matter from media reporting until July 2025.

Safety Measures

Because she was restricted, Person A and the aid group she was working with informed Afghan families they were supporting that they had “apprehensions that mobile communications had been compromised”.

“We recommended that they moved if they could and changed their mobile numbers. These represented the primary information that, should militant forces obtained this information, would cause them being traced,” she said.

Challenged Assessments

Person A disputed that government assessment performed by a retired civil servant had been wrong to state that the acquisition of the information by the regime was “minimally impact present danger”.

“The important fact is that these individuals are not confronting the Taliban; they remain concealed. The primary issue involves former occupations.”

She detailed horrific violence endured by affected individuals, including electric shock torture, simulated drowning, and physical abuse.

“Instances include four-year-old children who have had limbs fractured to pressure relatives to reveal locations,” the whistleblower revealed.