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Taliban

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

Organization · 156 stories · 1,046 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 1, 2023

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Mar 2, 20261103
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Mar 16, 2026611548
Mar 23, 202618426
Mar 30, 20260205
Apr 6, 20261124
Jun 8, 20261001
Jun 22, 20260101
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Jul 27, 202604013
Aug 3, 20260112
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Aug 17, 202622717
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Aug 31, 202627117
Sep 7, 20260106
Sep 14, 20263003
Sep 21, 2026717255
Sep 28, 20261001

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

Everything else32 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Taliban that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Nov 27Trump criticizes the program that brought Afghan refugees to the US who fought the Taliban8 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  2. Sep 29– Oct 1‘Total internet blackout’ in Afghanistan sparks panic after Taliban vowed to stamp out immoral activities30 articles · 24 independent sources
    4 left, 6 center, 5 right
  3. Sep 28– 29Taliban releases US citizen after visit by envoy14 articles · 14 independent sources
    1 left, 6 center, 2 right
  4. Sep 19– 20British couple released by Taliban after months in detention, source says18 articles · 16 independent sources
    3 left, 3 center, 3 right
  5. Sep 18– 22Taliban rejects Trump's demand to return Bagram Air Base to US39 articles · 24 independent sources
    5 left, 9 center, 6 right
  6. Sep 2Taliban calls for foreign help after deadly Afghanistan earthquake. Here’s what we know7 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  7. Sep 1– 4Death toll from Afghan earthquake jumps to 2,205 as aid agencies plead for funds37 articles · 19 independent sources
    3 left, 9 center, 1 right
  8. Jul 8ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over persecution of women and girls12 articles · 12 independent sources
    1 left, 5 center, 0 right
  9. Jul 3– 4Russia becomes first nation to recognize Taliban government of Afghanistan22 articles · 16 independent sources
    4 left, 5 center, 0 right

Stories that name Taliban

  1. Nov 3Powerful earthquake kills at least 20 people in northern Afghanistan28 articles · 22 independent sources
    2 left, 12 center, 2 right
  2. Oct 15– 19Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire, Qatar says31 articles · 27 independent sources
    3 left, 10 center, 2 right
  3. Sep 2Rescuers race to find Afghan quake survivors as death toll passes 1,4005 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 1 right
  4. Sep 1– 2Afghanistan earthquake kills nearly 800, injures thousands as survivors dig through rubble73 articles · 40 independent sources
    6 left, 18 center, 4 right
  5. Jul 15– 17British spies and special forces identities exposed in Afghan data leak18 articles · 16 independent sources
    4 left, 4 center, 2 right
  6. Jul 15US court blocks Trump administration from revoking Afghans’ protected status5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 2 right
  7. Jun 5Afghans Who Helped America During the War Plead for an Exemption from Trump Travel Ban8 articles · 8 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 1 right
  8. Feb 19Trump administration labels 8 Latin American cartels as 'foreign terrorist organizations'15 articles · 15 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 6 right
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