Details of more than 100 British officials were in the data, which may have fallen into the hands of the Taliban.

A former British Paratrooper who spent more than a decade serving in numerous operations across Afghanistan has warned that the data breach will pose a security threat for years to come.

A huge military data breach led to Afghan migrants bringing more than 20 family members to Britain, despite previously being rejected for asylum. Officials were left scrambling to find accommodation following the leak,

Hundreds of UK ministry of defence (MoD) data breaches have been revealed as questions intensify over its ability to keep sensitive information safe in the wake of the Afghan data breach.

The revelation of a major data leak and subsequent relocation of thousands of Afghans to the UK has raised serious questions.

In one incident last year, the names and bank details of 272,000 staff were breached when one of its systems was hacked

The former army officer said that even with "all his suffering," he does not regret helping the UK military. | ITV National News