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Iran Asks Taliban for List of Afghans Who Worked With UK Military - Reports
Iran Asks Taliban for List of Afghans Who Worked With UK Military - Reports
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Iran has asked the Taliban for a list of Afghans who collaborated with the United Kingdom in order to gain leverage for nuclear talks with... 05.08.2025, Sputnik India
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Tehran's priority is MI6 intelligence officers, the report said on Monday. The list also contains the names of Afghans who have requested asylum, including military personnel who worked with the British army, intelligence and special forces, the report added. Some of them are believed to have fled to Iran.The newspaper reported that the Taliban leadership in Kandahar has ordered officers in Kabul to detain as many people from the document as possible in order to use them as leverage for diplomatic pressure on London, the report read.In July, UK Defense Secretary John Healey acknowledged for the first time the existence of a resettlement program for thousands of Afghans who collaborated with the British army. In 2022, the data of almost 19,000 Afghans who applied for participation in the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) was leaked. Taking into account their family members, the leak put about 100,000 Afghans at risk.In addition, the data of more than a hundred Britons, including employees of the MI6 intelligence service and the Special Air Service (SAS), was also leaked, The Guardian newspaper reported, citing sources in the UK Ministry of Defense.
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Iran Asks Taliban for List of Afghans Who Worked With UK Military - Reports
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Iran has asked the Taliban for a list of Afghans who collaborated with the United Kingdom in order to gain leverage for nuclear talks with the West, The Telegraph newspaper reported, citing a senior Iranian official.
Tehran's priority is MI6 intelligence officers, the report said on Monday. The list also contains the names of Afghans who have requested asylum, including military personnel who worked with the British army, intelligence and special forces, the report added. Some of them are believed to have fled to Iran.
"On the Iranian side, there are also efforts to find the list, with a special committee assigned for it. There have been discussions on cooperation between Tehran and Kabul on this issue as it can help both countries for negotiations with the West," the official was quoted as saying by the newspaper.
The newspaper reported that the Taliban leadership in Kandahar has ordered officers in Kabul to detain as many people from the document as possible in order to use them as leverage for diplomatic pressure on London, the report read.
In July, UK Defense Secretary John Healey acknowledged for the first time the existence of a resettlement program for thousands of Afghans who collaborated with the British army. In 2022, the data of almost 19,000 Afghans who applied for participation in the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) was leaked. Taking into account their family members, the leak put about 100,000 Afghans at risk.
In addition, the data of more than a hundred Britons, including employees of the MI6 intelligence service and the Special Air Service (SAS), was also leaked, The Guardian newspaper reported, citing sources in the UK Ministry of Defense.
