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DEVELOPING · 24 SEP → 2 OCT 2026 · 8 EDITIONS · 36 OUTLETS

Pakistan strikes targets in Afghanistan as Kabul reports civilian deaths

How this story moved: how many newsrooms carried it at each run, when each one picked it up, how our summary's headline changed, and which figures and names held from the first reports to the latest. Everything here is counted from the coverage; none of it is a judgement of anyone's motives.

OUTLETS CARRYING THE STORY, RUN BY RUN

0 18 36 25 Sep 26 Sep 27 Sep 28 Sep 29 Sep 1 Oct 2 Oct 25 Sep 00:22 UTC · Pakistan strikes 10 sites in Afghanistan after alleged drone attack 25 Sep 06:09 UTC · Pakistan strikes Afghanistan as border fighting escalates 1 Oct 16:30 UTC · Pakistan strikes targets in Afghanistan as Kabul reports civilian deaths

HOW OUR HEADLINE CHANGED · 6 HEADLINES

  1. 2026-09-24

    Afghanistan vows response after Pakistani strikes kill four civilians, Taliban says

  2. 2026-09-24

    Afghanistan vows response after Pakistani strikes kill four civilians

  3. 2026-09-24

    Afghanistan vows response after Pakistani strikes kill four civilians, Taliban says

  4. 25 Sep, 00:22 UTC

    Pakistan strikes 10 sites in Afghanistan after alleged drone attack

  5. 25 Sep, 06:09 UTC

    Pakistan strikes Afghanistan as border fighting escalates

  6. 1 Oct, 16:30 UTC

    Pakistan strikes targets in Afghanistan as Kabul reports civilian deaths

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

  • Zabihullah Mujahid · 3 outlets

Entered the story later

  • 28 fighters killed · from 27 Sep 12:00, 3 outlets
  • 22 terrorists killed · from 1 Oct 10:15, 2 outlets

Figures reported with different numbers

  • fighters killed: 28 (3 from 27 Sep 12:00) → 22 (1 from 1 Oct 12:45)

Matched by pattern, not read: a different number can be a correction, a rising count, or two different counts.