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The Afghan files: How I took on the government - and won
Published 5 months, 4 weeks ago
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For years, the British government used a court superinjunction to conceal a data leak that could have handed the Taliban a “kill list” of innocent civilians. Times defence editor Larisa Brown describes her fight to uncover the truth.
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Guest: Larisa Brown, Defence Editor, The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Edward Drummond.
Further reading:
- I investigated the Afghan data leak. Ministers were gambling with death
- Revealed: Leak that risked lives of 100,000 Afghans — and £7bn cover-up
- Inside Operation Rubific: ‘kill list’, secrecy and a rescue mission
Further listening: 'The Taliban will kill me': The interpreter trying to flee Kabul
Clips: Times Radio, LBC, Parliament.
Photo: Getty Images.
Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com
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