Afghan War Diary leak
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The Afghan War Diary leak was a major 2010 disclosure by WikiLeaks of over 75,000 classified U.S. military documents detailing the war in Afghanistan, exposing civilian casualties, covert operations, and alleged war crimes.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Afghan War Diary leak canonical | 2 |
| Afghan War Diary | 1 |
| Afghan War Logs | 1 |
| Afghan War documents leak | 1 |
| Afghanistan War Logs | 1 |
| Afghanistan war logs leak | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military document leak
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document leak ⓘ whistleblowing event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Afghan War Diary leak
ⓘ
surface form:
Afghan War Logs
Afghan War Diary leak ⓘ
surface form:
Afghanistan War Logs
|
| concernsConflict | War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ |
| containsInformationOn |
Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) activities
ⓘ
Taliban attacks ⓘ alleged war crimes ⓘ civilian casualties ⓘ covert operations ⓘ drone strikes ⓘ friendly fire incidents ⓘ special forces operations ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticizedBy |
Barack Obama presidency
ⓘ
surface form:
Barack Obama administration
Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of Defense
United States government ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the largest leaks in U.S. military history at the time ⓘ |
| disclosedBy | WikiLeaks ⓘ |
| documentType |
SIGACTS (Significant Activity) reports
ⓘ
classified U.S. military field reports ⓘ |
| editorInChiefAtTimeOfPublication | Julian Assange ⓘ |
| format | digital documents ⓘ |
| impact |
increased scrutiny of U.S. conduct in Afghanistan
ⓘ
raised concerns about protection of military informants ⓘ sparked global debate on transparency and national security ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leakedBy | Chelsea Manning ⓘ |
| legalConsequenceForSource |
United States v. Chelsea Manning
ⓘ
surface form:
court-martial of Chelsea Manning
|
| mediaPartners |
Der Spiegel
ⓘ
The Guardian ⓘ The New York Times ⓘ |
| numberOfDocuments |
approximately 91,000
ⓘ
over 75,000 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2010-07-25 ⓘ |
| publisher | WikiLeaks ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Iraq War Logs leak
ⓘ
U.S. diplomatic cables leak ⓘ
surface form:
United States diplomatic cables leak
|
| sourceOccupation | U.S. Army intelligence analyst ⓘ |
| subjectOf | U.S. criminal investigation into WikiLeaks ⓘ |
| timePeriodCoveredEnd | 2010 ⓘ |
| timePeriodCoveredStart | 2004 ⓘ |
| topic |
civilian protection in war
ⓘ
freedom of information ⓘ laws of armed conflict ⓘ whistleblower protection ⓘ |
| year | 2010 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Afghanistan war logs leak
this entity surface form:
Afghan War Diary
this entity surface form:
Afghan War Logs
this entity surface form:
Afghanistan War Logs
this entity surface form:
Afghan War documents leak