‘When that data falls into the hands of the Taliban it will lead to my arrest, torture and death’ | Afghanistan

Here are the voices of Afghans whose details were included in a 2022 data leak, which was made public on Tuesday after a superinjunction was lifted. All names have been changed.

Azizullah

I worked with UK and coalition forces as an interpreter in Helmand and Kandahar for more than a decade.

When I read the email on the morning of 15 July, I froze. It felt like my blood had turned to ice. Finding that the UK government had accidentally leaked the names and details of people like me – Afghans who had worked with British forces, who had trusted them, and who are now living in fear because of that trust.

The first thing that flashed through my mind wasn’t myself. It was my family. My mother, my brother, my sister, they’re in Turkey right now, waiting. We’ve been waiting for four years…