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90,000 leaked U.S. military records posted online Sunday by Wikileaks descibe an in depth look at the last six years of the Afghanistan war, including unreported incidents of Afghan civilian killings, as well as covert operations against Taliban figures. The online whistle-blowing website "WikiLeaks"has posted 90,000 new leaked U.S. military documents online. The New York Times, London's Guardian newspaper and German weekly Der Spiegel were given early access to the documents. The Guardian released a statement claiming the documents were "a devastating portrait of the failing war in Afghanistan. "The White House condemns the document disclosure.Supposedly, the records include detailed descriptions of raids carried out by a
U.S. special operations unit called Task Force 373, which focused on high priority insurgent targets.
Among those listed as being killed by Task Force 373 include Shah Agha, an intelligence officer for an IED cell, and Abu Laith al-Libi, a senior al-Qaida military commander. Wikileaks also released a "kill-capture" document called (JPEL) the Joint Prioritized Effects List, which Task Force 373 used to select it's targets.
The New York Times, which received the documents ahead of public release, reported that the files include multiple classified cables and assessments between military officers/diplomats ect. Many of the assessments blame Pakistan for aiding and abetting insurgency cells in Afghanistan. The documents suggest Pakistan "allows representatives of its spy service to meet directly with the Taliban in strategy sessions to organize networks of militant groups which fight against American soldiers in Afghanistan, and even hatch plots to assassinate Afghan leaders." The German newspaper, "Der Spiegel" reports that the records show Afghan security officers as helpless victims of Taliban attacks.
WikiLeaks claims the leaked documents "do not generally cover top-secret operations." The site also reported that it had "delayed the release of some 15,000 reports" as part of what it called "a harm minimization process demanded by our source." Wikileaks may still release the documents after a thorough review.
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