Vast majority of Afghans on ‘kill list’ were asylum seekers
- The Ministry of Defence insiders stated that the "vast majority" of the 100,000 asylum seekers in the UK had no connection to the Armed Forces.
- Sources indicate that the MoD believed only 1 in 16 asylum claims were genuine, with many deemed ineligible.
- Following a data breach, the Government launched the Afghanistan Response Route to assist those at risk.
- During a closed High Court hearing, a judge emphasized careful scrutiny of the MoD's justification for closed hearings, stating, "I will be scrutinizing very carefully any justification for holding any part of this hearing in private.
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Leaked Afghan 'kill list' included thousands of bogus asylum seekers
Thousands of bogus asylum seekers managed to "slip through the net" as part of the leaked Afghan kill list scandal, Ministry of Defence sources have claimed. MoD insiders said the "vast majority" of the 100,000 people who were trying to get to Britain in 2022, on the grounds that they had fought alongside or helped British troops, had zero connection to the Armed Forces. The dataset, containing the personal information of nearly 19,000 people wh…
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Vast majority of Afghans on ‘kill list’ were bogus asylum seekers
Sources reveal as few as one in 16 people identified in data breach had genuine claims for resettlement
·London, United Kingdom
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