Excerpts from Books and Wikipedia
"It comprised more than 70,000 documents, most of them with a 'Secret' classification, and all dealing with the American conduct of the war in Afghanistan between 2004 and 2009. The leak of the documents--which had been redacted (edited) to remove details that could endanger lives--was widely condemned by governments but welcomed by libertarians, commentators, and historians. . . . The leaks gave many unsavory details of the conduct of the war and caused huge political embarrassment in Washington and a number of countries. They also raised questions as to whether traditional attitudes to confidentially could be maintained in the Internet age." [Furtado: 1001 Days]