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 |
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| 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 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Afghan War Diary leak Context triple: [United States v. Chelsea Manning, relatedTo, Afghan War Diary leak]
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A.
Pentagon Papers
The Pentagon Papers are a classified U.S. Department of Defense study, leaked in 1971, that revealed previously undisclosed information about American political and military involvement in the Vietnam War.
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B.
United States v. Chelsea Manning
United States v. Chelsea Manning was the high-profile court-martial of U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning for leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks, resulting in a landmark conviction under U.S. military and national security law.
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C.
WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks is an international whistleblowing organization and website that publishes classified, censored, or otherwise restricted documents to promote transparency and expose government and corporate misconduct.
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D.
Ham Gate
Ham Gate is one of the main access points on the western side of Richmond Park in southwest London, leading into the park from the village of Ham.
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E.
United States v. Daniel Ellsberg
United States v. Daniel Ellsberg was the landmark criminal case against the former military analyst who leaked the Pentagon Papers, leading to dismissed charges after revelations of government misconduct.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Afghan War Diary leak Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Pentagon Papers
The Pentagon Papers are a classified U.S. Department of Defense study, leaked in 1971, that revealed previously undisclosed information about American political and military involvement in the Vietnam War.
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B.
United States v. Chelsea Manning
United States v. Chelsea Manning was the high-profile court-martial of U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning for leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks, resulting in a landmark conviction under U.S. military and national security law.
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C.
WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks is an international whistleblowing organization and website that publishes classified, censored, or otherwise restricted documents to promote transparency and expose government and corporate misconduct.
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D.
Ham Gate
Ham Gate is one of the main access points on the western side of Richmond Park in southwest London, leading into the park from the village of Ham.
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E.
United States v. Daniel Ellsberg
United States v. Daniel Ellsberg was the landmark criminal case against the former military analyst who leaked the Pentagon Papers, leading to dismissed charges after revelations of government misconduct.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military document leak
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document leak ⓘ whistleblowing event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Afghan War Diary leak
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surface form:
Afghan War Logs
Afghan War Diary leak ⓘ
surface form:
Afghanistan War Logs
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| concernsConflict | War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ |
| containsInformationOn |
Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) activities
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Taliban attacks ⓘ alleged war crimes ⓘ civilian casualties ⓘ covert operations ⓘ drone strikes ⓘ friendly fire incidents ⓘ special forces operations ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Afghanistan
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| criticizedBy |
Barack Obama presidency
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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
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classified U.S. military field reports ⓘ |
| editorInChiefAtTimeOfPublication | Julian Assange ⓘ |
| format | digital documents ⓘ |
| impact |
increased scrutiny of U.S. conduct in Afghanistan
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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
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surface form:
court-martial of Chelsea Manning
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| mediaPartners |
Der Spiegel
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The Guardian ⓘ The New York Times ⓘ |
| numberOfDocuments |
approximately 91,000
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over 75,000 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2010-07-25 ⓘ |
| publisher | WikiLeaks ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Iraq War Logs leak
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U.S. diplomatic cables leak ⓘ
surface form:
United States diplomatic cables leak
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| sourceOccupation | U.S. Army intelligence analyst ⓘ |
| subjectOf | U.S. criminal investigation into WikiLeaks ⓘ |
| timePeriodCoveredEnd | 2010 ⓘ |
| timePeriodCoveredStart | 2004 ⓘ |
| topic |
civilian protection in war
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freedom of information ⓘ laws of armed conflict ⓘ whistleblower protection ⓘ |
| year | 2010 ⓘ |
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Subject: Afghan War Diary leak Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (7)
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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