Papers: Leaked documents show unreported Afghan deaths, covert operations against Taliban

Papers: Leaks show hidden Afghanistan war details

WASHINGTON — Two newspapers are reporting that 90,000 leaked U.S. military records amount to an blow-by-blow account of six years of the Afghanistan war, including unreported killings of Afghan civilians as well as covert operations by special operations forces against Taliban figures.

The New York Times and The Guardian of London say the documents were made available to them, as well as the German weekly Der Spiegel, by the online whistle-blower organization Wikileaks.

A U.S. official it may take days to comb through all the documents. The source of the leak is believed to be a U.S. Army analyst who was arrested in Iraq and has been charged with leaking classified information.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — London’s Guardian newspaper says one of the biggest leaks of classified documents in military history reveals unreported incidents of Afghan civilians killed by NATO forces, as well as fears among NATO leaders that Pakistan and Iran are fueling the insurgency in Afghanisan.

The newspaper says it was given early access to some of the 90,000 documents that are being released by the online whistle blower organization Wikileaks. The New York Times and the German weekly Der Spiegel were also given an early look.

A U.S. official it may take days to comb through all the documents. The source of the leak is believed to be a U.S. Army analyst who was arrested in Iraq and has been charged with leaking classified information, including a controversial U.S. Army helicopter video.