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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 · 377 stories · 2,673 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 1, 2023

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Aug 31, 2026203314193
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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else93 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Afghanistan that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 30Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers say will close all NGOs employing women6 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 1 right
  2. Dec 25– 28Afghan forces target Pakistan in retaliation for deadly airstrikes8 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  3. Dec 25– 26Taliban: Pakistani airstrikes killed 46 people in eastern Afghanistan15 articles · 15 independent sources
    1 left, 7 center, 1 right
  4. Dec 19Two highway crashes in southeastern Afghanistan kill 50 people and injure 766 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  5. Dec 11Blinken Faces GOP Critics in Congress Who Say Afghanistan Withdrawal 'Lit the World on Fire'8 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 3 right
  6. Dec 11Suicide bombing in Kabul kills Taliban refugee minister15 articles · 15 independent sources
    0 left, 7 center, 1 right
  7. Dec 10UN urges Taliban to embrace human rights obligations for Afghanistan’s protection and prosperity5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  8. Dec 3Senate approves promotion for general involved in Afghanistan exit after a Republican blocked it15 articles · 10 independent sources
    0 left, 5 center, 0 right
  9. Nov 10– 11The Taliban will attend a UN climate conference for the 1st time21 articles · 13 independent sources
    1 left, 5 center, 1 right
  10. Oct 30Taliban bans Afghan women from praying or reciting aloud in public7 articles · 7 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 4 right

Stories that name Afghanistan

  1. Dec 29– 30Jimmy Carter, the 39th U.S. president, has died at 100278 articles · 134 independent sources
    20 left, 31 center, 24 right
  2. Nov 13– 14Trump picks Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth to serve as secretary of defense112 articles · 64 independent sources
    13 left, 22 center, 20 right
  3. Nov 12– 13Trump asks Rep. Mike Waltz, China hawk, to be his national security adviser66 articles · 37 independent sources
    3 left, 10 center, 11 right
  4. Nov 8– 9DOJ brings charges in an alleged Iranian murder-for-hire plot against Trump28 articles · 19 independent sources
    2 left, 8 center, 6 right
  5. Oct 8This Montana Senate candidate said his opponent ate 'lobbyist steak.' But he lobbied—with steak10 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 2 right
  6. Oct 8– 11Hurricane Milton aftermath: At least 16 fatalities reported, more than 2.4M without power in Florida513 articles · 107 independent sources
    32 left, 56 center, 18 right
  7. Oct 5Militants kill 6 Pakistani soldiers in a shootout6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 1 right
  8. Sep 1– 2Trump issues statement from Gold Star families defending Arlington Cemetery visit, ripping Harris42 articles · 27 independent sources
    2 left, 6 center, 5 right
  9. Aug 31– Sep 1Harris calls Trump's appearance at Arlington a 'political stunt' that 'disrespected sacred ground'29 articles · 22 independent sources
    4 left, 5 center, 4 right
  10. Aug 30Moore says he made an 'honest mistake' failing to correct application claiming Bronze Star10 articles · 10 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 1 right
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