What Did Julian Assange Say About Afghanistan?

Following the leak of the Afghanistan war documents, Julian Assange spoke about the war in Afghanistan, saying that:

“It is the most comprehensive history of a war ever to be published, during the course of the war”.

Who Is Julian Assange?

Julian Paul Assange is an Australian jiurnalist and activist who discovered WikiLeaks in 2006.

He had published a series of leaks provided by the U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning.

These leaks revealed details of the Baghdad airstrike Collateral Murder video (April 2010), the Afghanistan war logs (July 2010), the Iraq war logs (October 2010), and Cablegate (November 2010).

The U.S government pressed charges against Assange and was sentenced to 50 weeks imprisonment, with the U.K Supreme Court refusing him appeal.

On June 17, 2022, Assange, who had been in Belmarsh prison, in London since April 2019, received an approval for extradition to the United States.

The Afghan War Documents Leak

The Afghan war documents leak is said to be one of the greatest in the history of the U.S Army.

It unveiled details on the deaths of civilians, increased Taliban attacks, and involvement by Pakistan and Iran in the terrorist attack.

The New York Times, The Guardian, and Der Spiegel, were the media outlets who had received the documents and had proven the authenticity of the reports.