Taliban warlords have embarked on a campaign of killings against Afghans after the British Government lost a top-secret database of those who helped the UK during the war in the Middle East.

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.

The Ministry of Defence ordered to publish ‘transparent and accurate’ information about review into Afghan commando cases

The revelations that have come to light will have sent a chill down the spine of hundreds, possibly thousands, of Afghans who fear retribution by the Taliban. For those already spirited out to Britain, it means they can probably never go back home as long as the Taliban are in power.

Thousands of Afghans, including many who worked with British forces, have been secretly resettled in after a leak of data on their identities raised fears that the could target them, the British government revealed Tuesday.