Wikileaks releases classified Afghan War diaries

Pub date July 25, 2010
WriterSarah Phelan
SectionPolitics Blog

Wikileaks has released thousands of classified files about the war in Afghanistan. These Afghan war diaries provide a unique insight into what’s happening on the ground. And it ain’t pretty. You can review the reports by looking at various categories, including “severity”, “friendly fire” and “escalation of force”.


Wikileaks is calling the files “the most significant archive about the reality of war to have ever been released during the course of a war.”


The U.K. Guardian calls them, “a devastating portrait of the failing war in Afghanistan.”


Take a look and decide for yourself.