July 26, 2010 at 13:30Logs of the war in Afghanistan published on Wikileaks
Tonight, Wikileaks.org posted about 76,900 confidential files on the war in Afghanistan. This is an array of information in CSV and SQL formats with a volume of about 100 MB, which remains to be well understood. Apparently, the source of the files is the database of the US Army Command Center.
The Guardian newspaper filtered out incidents in which civilians were killed: there were 144 incidents. All cases are superimposed on the card and compiled into an XLS table .
According to Channel 4, during the fighting from 2004 to 2009, 1,138 NATO soldiers, 15,506 enemies, and 4,232 civilians were killed.
The Guardian also calculated the number of improvised explosive device (IED) uses: about 16,000 recorded incidents. It is simply amazing how the American army documents everything.
Before publication, the documents were sent to the major media of The New York Times, Der Spiegel and Guardian, which through their channels checked the information and confirmed the authenticity. Newspapers published a detailed analysis of the data and large editorials today, on the day the documents were published. The promotion was agreed with Wikileaks.
Representatives of Wikileaks said that the publication of another 15,000 Afghan files is being delayed to remove sensitive information from them, including the names and surnames of those involved.
The published documents show how the Taliban’s resistance grew over time, and the US authorities began to suspect Iran and Pakistan of helping the bandits. For example, the Taliban have taken from somewhere ground-to-air missiles, induced by the thermal radiation of aircraft, writes the NY Times.
Another interesting point is the documented activity of a unit of Task Force 373, which, apparently, was instructed not to take prisoners and destroy all their goals. For example, in one of the incidents of hunting for the leader of al-Qaeda, the code is 7 x NC KIA (children) . In military jargon, this means "seven civilians killed during the operation (children)."
Washington’s reaction followed immediately. Today they sent to reportersa message recommending that the published data be called "not sensational" and remind readers that Wikileaks is not a reliable source of information, but an organization that opposes American politics in Afghanistan.
The Guardian newspaper filtered out incidents in which civilians were killed: there were 144 incidents. All cases are superimposed on the card and compiled into an XLS table .
According to Channel 4, during the fighting from 2004 to 2009, 1,138 NATO soldiers, 15,506 enemies, and 4,232 civilians were killed.
The Guardian also calculated the number of improvised explosive device (IED) uses: about 16,000 recorded incidents. It is simply amazing how the American army documents everything.
Before publication, the documents were sent to the major media of The New York Times, Der Spiegel and Guardian, which through their channels checked the information and confirmed the authenticity. Newspapers published a detailed analysis of the data and large editorials today, on the day the documents were published. The promotion was agreed with Wikileaks.
Representatives of Wikileaks said that the publication of another 15,000 Afghan files is being delayed to remove sensitive information from them, including the names and surnames of those involved.
The published documents show how the Taliban’s resistance grew over time, and the US authorities began to suspect Iran and Pakistan of helping the bandits. For example, the Taliban have taken from somewhere ground-to-air missiles, induced by the thermal radiation of aircraft, writes the NY Times.
Another interesting point is the documented activity of a unit of Task Force 373, which, apparently, was instructed not to take prisoners and destroy all their goals. For example, in one of the incidents of hunting for the leader of al-Qaeda, the code is 7 x NC KIA (children) . In military jargon, this means "seven civilians killed during the operation (children)."
Washington’s reaction followed immediately. Today they sent to reportersa message recommending that the published data be called "not sensational" and remind readers that Wikileaks is not a reliable source of information, but an organization that opposes American politics in Afghanistan.