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Afghanistan

Arcs in and about Afghanistan from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Place · 371 stories · 2,667 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 1, 2023

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

All arcs0 named arcs in 2023

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No named arcs in 2023 yet.

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Aug 26, 2024294610270
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Sep 30, 20240114
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Dec 2, 202405015
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Dec 30, 2024193122271
Jan 6, 20251117
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Jan 27, 20250217
Feb 3, 20250329
Feb 10, 202538432
Feb 17, 202523115
Feb 24, 202524115
Mar 3, 202535317
Mar 10, 20252013
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Apr 7, 20252109
Apr 14, 20250305
Apr 21, 20251219
May 5, 202532010
May 19, 202504915
Jun 2, 2025203712187
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Jun 30, 202546026
Jul 7, 202515111
Jul 14, 202545216
Aug 18, 202512110
Aug 25, 20250118
Sep 1, 20257295103
Sep 8, 20251001
Sep 15, 2025716872
Sep 22, 202516211
Sep 29, 202549526
Oct 6, 202533312
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Oct 27, 20250101
Nov 3, 2025193313185
Nov 10, 202558324
Nov 24, 2025205724422
Dec 1, 2025112010143
Dec 15, 2025310635
Dec 22, 202506722
Jan 5, 202635214
Jan 12, 2026614663
Jan 19, 202617222
Jan 26, 20260306
Feb 2, 20260022
Feb 9, 20261218
Feb 16, 20261105
Feb 23, 2026816561
Mar 2, 202627522
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Mar 16, 2026102010103
Mar 23, 202618426
Mar 30, 2026412550
Apr 6, 202616314
Apr 27, 20260136
Jun 8, 20261001
Jun 15, 202604115
Jun 22, 202601013
Jun 29, 20261113
Jul 6, 202608530
Jul 13, 2026111013135
Jul 20, 202654230
Jul 27, 2026613958
Aug 3, 2026132621173
Aug 10, 202678148
Aug 17, 202610268114
Aug 24, 202638823
Aug 31, 2026203314193
Sep 7, 2026163912205
Sep 14, 20266171173
Sep 21, 2026718449
Sep 28, 20260123

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else26 stories in 2023 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Afghanistan that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 25– 26Under Taliban rule, Afghan girls end the sixth grade in tears, their education is over10 articles · 10 independent sources
    3 left, 2 center, 1 right
  2. Dec 14Taliban sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based violence, says UN report6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 2 right
  3. Dec 12Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as the world's biggest opium producer, U.N. says12 articles · 12 independent sources
    2 left, 5 center, 1 right
  4. Dec 1Family of Marine killed in Afghanistan fails to win lawsuit against Alec Baldwin12 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 0 right
  5. Nov 20Online abuse of politically active Afghan women tripled after Taliban takeover, rights group reports6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 1 right
  6. Nov 5Afghan farmers lose income of more than $1 billion after the Taliban banned poppy cultivation - The Daily Reporter7 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  7. Nov 4Taliban appeal to Afghan private sector to help those fleeing Pakistan’s mass deportation drive - The Daily Reporter7 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  8. Nov 2– 9Analysts warn that Pakistan's anti-immigration crackdown risks radicalizing deported Afghans27 articles · 20 independent sources
    5 left, 8 center, 2 right
  9. Oct 26Afghan girls' education advocate is freed from Taliban prison8 articles · 8 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right
  10. Oct 26– Nov 1Mass exodus of Afghans as deadline to leave Pakistan arrives19 articles · 13 independent sources
    2 left, 5 center, 2 right

Stories that name Afghanistan

  1. Dec 21– 22The UN says more than 1 in 4 people in Gaza are starving because of war36 articles · 30 independent sources
    9 left, 6 center, 3 right
  2. Dec 15Gunmen Kill 11 People in Iran Police Station Attack, State TV Says11 articles · 11 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 2 right
  3. Nov 12– 13Greta Thunberg brushes off interruption at massive Dutch climate march days before election14 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 2 right
  4. Oct 19– 20State Department Issues Worldwide Caution Alert For Americans48 articles · 23 independent sources
    1 left, 12 center, 6 right
  5. Oct 3– 4Pakistan announces big crackdown on migrants in the country illegally, including 1.7 million Afghans11 articles · 11 independent sources
    0 left, 5 center, 1 right
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