{"id":262386,"date":"2025-07-16T21:04:39","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T20:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/defence-secretary-unable-to-say-if-afghan-data-breach-led-to-deaths\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T21:04:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T20:04:39","slug":"defence-secretary-unable-to-say-if-afghan-data-breach-led-to-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/defence-secretary-unable-to-say-if-afghan-data-breach-led-to-deaths\/","title":{"rendered":"Defence secretary \u2018unable to say\u2019 if Afghan data breach led to deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/57eVSCo4fBk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Defence secretary \u2018unable to say\u2019 if Afghan data breach led to deaths\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/57eVSCo4fBk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The superinjunction which blocked the reporting of a data leak exposing the personal details of nearly 19 thousand Afghans who had applied to move to the UK has been criticised by the prime minister. <\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe: https:\/\/bit.ly\/C4_News_Subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Sir Keir Starmer pointed to ex-Conservative ministers who he said had serious questions to answer. <\/p>\n<p>The defence secretary at the time, Ben Wallace, said he made no apology for applying for the injunction. <\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve been speaking to an Afghan man caught up in the data leak &#8211; who received Taliban death threats after working with the British military.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The superinjunction which blocked the reporting of a data leak exposing the personal details of nearly 19 thousand Afghans who had applied to move to the UK has been criticised by the prime minister. 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