The Guardian: Afghanistan The War Logs
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/series/afghanistan-the-war-logs
1. Afghanistan war logs: Massive leak of secret files exposes truth of occupation- 2.Afghanistan war logs: live blog
- 3.Afghanistan war logs: our selection of significant incidents
- 4.Julian Assange on the Afghanistan war logs: 'They show the true nature of this war'
- 5.Afghanistan war logs: Wikileaks founder rebuts White House criticism
US intelligence records reveal civilian killings, 'friendly fire' deaths and shadowy special forces
16,000 improvised explosive devices are recorded in the logs. See where and who they hit over those five years
Watch the founder of Wikileaks explain why he decided to publish thousands of secret US military files
Hundreds of innocents die in over 140 incidents
US-led unit sent to kill top insurgents revealed
Sensational claims – but no smoking gun
Surge in attacks deadly for troops and civilian
This series of reports on the war in Afghanistan is based on the US military's internal logs of the conflict between January 2004 and December 2009. Read more about the logs and how the Guardian investigated them. Read more … 
Video (2min 41sec), David Leigh explains what is in the logs and how the Guardian is using them
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Richard Kemp: These revelations will inspire more betrayal by officials and increase dangers to troops fighting an already chaotic war
Peter Galbraith: Pakistan's intelligence leaders should ask whether their support of the Taliban is worth the price the country may have to pay
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The death toll
War logs contain accounts of shootings or bombings on at least 21 separate occasions
British soldiers both perpetrators and victims in cases of deadly confusion among allies
Bad blood, corruption and poor discipline have led to the security forces rounding on each other
The region
More than 180 files detail accusations the ISI has supplied, armed and trained insurgents since 2004
Americans caught in middle of flare-ups over disputed colonial boundary
Behind-the-scenes help of the Taliban includes training, medical treatment and bribes
The air war
Surface-to-air strike over Helmand shows Taliban had strong anti-aircraft capabilities earlier than previously thought
Unmanned planes that unleash missiles effective but expensive weapon for US forces and RAF
Analysts warned major Afghan network for mobile phones might harbour enemy sympathisers
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