Multiple reports describe the departure of David Williams, a senior civil servant in the UK Ministry of Defence, who resigns amid fallout from an Afghan-related data leak. The reports say Williams announced his quitting last year, about two weeks after the incident became public. The disclosed information concerns details of nearly 19,000 Afghan people who assisted British forces. One outlet further reports that Williams received a £313,000 payoff in connection with his exit. The accounts attribute the leak to an MoD official’s accidental release of the data, which had been reported publicly shortly before Williams’ resignation announcement. While the sources focus on the timing of his departure and the financial terms, they do not provide additional detail about the broader investigation, the specific circumstances of the data release, or any further disciplinary actions. Overall, the reporting links Williams’ departure to the public disclosure of the accidental release of Afghan assistance records and cites a reported compensation figure associated with his resignation.