Wikileaks released 90,000 documents regarding the Afghanistan war in what is being described as the biggest leak of classified information ever. The US government is not happy. They include details of many previously unknown and/or unreported incidents where Allies killed innocent civilians. Some incidents appear to be accidents, but others appear deliberate. You can judge them for yourself.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/26/afghan-war-logs-david-leigh-webchat
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/series/afghanistan-the-war-logs
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/26/afghan-war-logs-david-leigh-webchat
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/series/afghanistan-the-war-logs
The Guardian, along with the New York Times and the German weekly Der Spiegel, has today published a series of documents that give a detailed and often disturbing picture of the conflict in Afghanistan.
These disclosures come from more than 90,000 records of incidents and intelligence reports about the conflict obtained by the whistleblowers' website Wikileaks, in what has been described as one of the biggest leaks in US military history.
The three news organisations were given access to the Afghan war logs before publication to verify their authenticity and assess their significance. For the past few weeks, a team of investigative reporters, regional specialists and database experts has been working on the story.
Today at 1pm BST (8am ET, 2pm CET) the Guardian's investigations editor, will be taking part in a web chat about how the story was produced, and its significance. Please post your questions for David below.