IRGC asks Taliban for leaked ‘kill list’ of suspected MI6 agents, collaborators
In doing so, the IRGC intends to increase its knowledge of the spies working for the secret intelligence service of the United Kingdom, which could give a leverage to Iran before nuclear negotiations.
The body of the Islamic Revolution of Iran (IRGC) asked that the Taliban send them a disclosed list of Afghans who helped the United Kingdom during the presence of 20 years of NATO in Afghanistan, British outlet The telegraph reported on Monday.
According to the report, a senior Iranian official has confirmed The telegraph that the IRGC officially asked to share the list of leaks.
In doing so, the IRGC intends to increase its knowledge of the spies working for the secret intelligence service, commonly called MI6.
This can help grant an Iranian lever effect before nuclear negotiations with the E3 (United Kingdom, France and Germany) which should occur later this year, noted the report. The E3 threatened to restore the “snapback mechanism” on Iran’s sanctions if no progress is made in negotiations by August 30.
The “killing list” of the Taliban sought by the IRGC contains the names of the Afghans who applied for asylum, including soldiers for the administration supported by the United States, which the Taliban ousted in 2021. Some of these soldiers worked with the British army and were advantages of intelligence. We think that part of the people on the “killing list” fled to Iran for their own security when the Taliban took over.
Taliban soldiers celebrate the second anniversary of Kabul’s fall in a street near the United States Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15, 2023. (Credit: Reuters / Ali Khara TPX Images of the day)
An Afghan who would have been on the list was recently expelled from Iran to Kabul, The telegraph noted.
Taliban leaders also made the order to stop so many people named in the possible document in order to exert diplomatic pressure on the United Kingdom, added the report.
In addition, former Taliban members were evacuated to the United Kingdom after the document was disclosed by a Royal Marine in 2022, The telegraph revealed.
While they were transported by plane for their personal safety, some of the evacuated people included alleged jihadists, sex offenders, corrupt officials and people previously imprisoned by NATO forces, which raised concerns concerning the bad checks of the history and verification, added the report.
Iran uses allegations of espionage against Afghanistan as a pretext for arrests and mass deportations after the War of Israel-Iran in June, said the report, declaring that daily deportations increased from 2,000 to more than 30,000.
Chronology of the “killing list” disclosed
In February 2022, a Royal Marine Commando sent an e-mail by accidentally joining the details of 25,000 Afghans who asked for relocation to the United Kingdom.
On August 14, 2023, an individual published extracts from the list on Facebook. The British Defense Ministry was informed of the publication on social networks the same day.
On August 15, the Minister of the Armed Forces at the time, James Heapppey, warned that the Taliban could now have a “killing list which is essentially provided to them by the British government”.
Between August 17 and 25, journalists contacted both the ministries of defense and foreign affairs about the flight, but agreed to publish any report until those who are at risk of flight can be protected.
On September 1, the Ministry of Defense requested an injunction from the High Court, which agreed to grant a super-in-in-in-information.
On November 16, there was a meeting between the Minister of the time, Rishi Sunak, and the chancellor of chessboard Jeremy Hunt, where they discussed plans to establish a remuneration regime which would cost between 120 and 350 million pounds sterling.
On July 4, 2024, Prime Minister Keir Starmer was informed of the data violation when he took office.
On July 15, 2025, a high court judge raised the super-infirmière.
