Poor IT hindered evacuation in Afghanistan, says whistleblower

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Fewer than five per cent of more than 100,000 people who applied for assistance in the evacuation received help from British officials, says Raphael Marshall
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Fewer than five per cent of more than 100,000 people who applied for assistance in the evacuation received help from British officials, says Raphael Marshall

In thousands of cases, emails were not even read

The UK government's handling of the evacuation from Afghanistan in August was 'chaotic' and 'dysfunctional,' according to a whistleblower, who said poor IT support hindered thousands of Afghan atte...

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