July 26, 2010 -
The White House has denounced a massive leak of secret military files that allegedly describe how Pakistan’s spy service aids the Afghan insurgency, but said the information was no surprise.
In all, about 92,000 documents were released by the web whistleblower Wikileaks, containing previously untold details of the Afghan war through Pentagon files and field reports from 2004 to 2010.
The New York Times, one of the first three media outlets to review and report on the leaks, said they “suggest that Pakistan, an ostensible ally of the United States, allows representatives of its spy service to meet directly with the Taliban”.
Britain’s Guardian newspaper said the files, many of which detail growing numbers of civilians dying at the hands of international forces as well as the Taliban, painted “a devastating portrait of the failing war in Afghanistan”.
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http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/wikileaks-releases-92000-hidden-afghan-war-docs-20100726-10rtw.html
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