This Massive Chart Shows The War In Afghanistan As A Numbing Litany Of Death And Destruction

Follow each attack, explosion, and death in this massive visualization that captures the unprecedented scale of the leaked data.

The military's secret Afghan War Diaries, released by Wikileaks in 2010, details a staggering 463,000 incidents that happened in Afghanistan between 2004 and 2009, from the mundane to the tragic. "Current Casualty list: 6x KIA (1x male, 4 female, one baby) 3x WIA (all female, one of which was 9 months pregnant)," reads one entry; KIA stands for killed in action, for wounded in action.

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Published on December 12, 2014 06:08
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