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

Place · 66 stories · 296 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 1, 2023

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Pakistan's clashes with Afghanistan and the militant attacks inside Pakistan

15 of 19 stories this year · 4 about Kabul

Pakistan forces kill 145 militants after attacks in Balochistan · 9 articles, Jan 31Suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque on Islamabad’s outskirts kills at least 31 and wounds scores · 30 articles, Feb 6Pakistan military claims to have killed at least 70 militants in Afghan border strikes · 8 articles, Feb 22Pakistan claims dozens of Afghan Taliban troops killed · 5 articles, Feb 28Afghanistan says 400 people killed in Pakistan strike on Kabul hospital · 26 articles, Mar 17Suicide bombing near railway track in Pakistan kills at least 23 · 27 articles, May 24Pakistan military says insurgents killed 18 abducted policemen and 11 soldiers in separate attacks · 7 articles, Jul 7Pakistani troops kill 24 militants in raids as violence escalates in region near Afghanistan · 6 articles, Jul 17Militants attack a Pakistani police post and kill 5 officers in a northwestern province · 6 articles, Jul 29Suicide bomber strikes antimilitant rally in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 14 · 15 articles, Aug 2Bombing at mosque near police offices in Pakistan kills at least 21 · 26 articles, Sep 18Pakistani forces kill 5 militants and free 23 hostages in operation in the southwest · 2 articles, Sep 20Pakistan strikes Afghanistan after accusing it of attacks · 34 articles, Sep 21Afghanistan says 28 fighters killed, 32 captured after crossing from Pakistan · 7 articles, Sep 25Suicide bombing at police checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan kills at least 11 · 16 articles, Sep 26

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Dec 25, 202332110
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Mar 18, 202446331
Apr 8, 20240113
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Apr 29, 20242016
May 6, 2024411443
Aug 12, 202418431
Aug 26, 202421257127
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Dec 9, 202407113
Dec 16, 20240205
Dec 23, 202417114
Jan 20, 2025513651
Mar 3, 202535317
Mar 17, 2025411536
Mar 24, 202506625
May 19, 202504915
Jun 30, 202545019
Sep 1, 2025725489
Sep 15, 202558630
Sep 22, 20250213
Sep 29, 202546523
Oct 6, 202533312
Oct 13, 2025410228
Nov 3, 2025212223
Nov 24, 20252307
Jan 19, 20260225
Feb 23, 2026815560
Mar 2, 20261103
Mar 16, 202636522
Mar 23, 202618426
Jul 20, 202622119
Jul 27, 20260102
Aug 3, 20260011
Aug 10, 202648037
Aug 17, 20261106
Aug 24, 202605412
Aug 31, 20260303
Sep 7, 20260106
Sep 14, 202645223
Sep 21, 2026612234

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

Everything else14 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Kabul that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Sep 16– 17Afghan man sentenced to 20 years in case tied to 2021 airport bombing that killed US troops21 articles · 21 independent sources
    1 left, 5 center, 2 right
  2. Aug 17– 20A grenade blast near a school complex in the Afghan capital wounds at least 42 children, the UN says7 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  3. Jul 21– 22Amnesty International says Pakistan strike on Kabul drug treatment center may be a war crime5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  4. Feb 27Pakistan bombs Kabul after Afghanistan attacks border8 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right
  5. Jan 20Islamic State group claims blast on Chinese restaurant in Kabul that killed 75 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 2 right

Stories that name Kabul

  1. Sep 18– 19'The Last Free Women' follows 4 Afghans rebuilding their lives after escaping the Taliban2 articles · 2 independent sources
    2 left, 0 center, 0 right
  2. Aug 26– 27Watch live: Hegseth honors Marines who served during 2021 Abbey Gate attack in Afghanistan10 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 4 right
  3. Aug 11– 122.4 million Afghan girls shut out of secondary school 5 years after Taliban takeover, UN says17 articles · 17 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right
  4. Aug 10– 15Afghanistan marks 5 years under the Taliban with safer streets but pleas for jobs and education24 articles · 16 independent sources
    2 left, 7 center, 0 right
  5. Jul 21Rescue crews in Afghanistan search for missing, dead in rubble left by flash flooding12 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 1 right
  6. Mar 24Taliban free American Dennis Coyle 14 months after his capture27 articles · 18 independent sources
    1 left, 8 center, 4 right
  7. Feb 27– 28Pakistan minister declares ‘open war’ with Afghanistan52 articles · 40 independent sources
    7 left, 10 center, 4 right
  8. Feb 26Afghanistan and Pakistan exchange cross-border strikes in escalating retaliatory attacks9 articles · 8 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 0 right

Local coverage

  1. Sep 27Today in history: Taliban take power in Afghanistan4 articles · 4 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
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