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Taliban Celebrates Five Years in Power in Kabul

3 articles from 3 outlets First seen: August 15, 2026
1 left · 1 center · 1 unclassified · Earliest publisher-stamped report: New York Times

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What every side reports

the Taliban returned to power in Kabul
New York Times · PBS NewsHour · Al Jazeera English
five years since the Taliban returned to power
New York Times · Al Jazeera English

Reported by only one outlet

the Taliban seized power on Aug. 15, 2021
PBS NewsHour — no other outlet we ingested carried this
chaos at Kabul airport as crowds of people tried to flee the country
PBS NewsHour — no other outlet we ingested carried this

Framing spectrum · 3 outlets

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Range 4–14 (Wire-neutral → Public broadcaster) Average 7/100 Lean: 1 left · 1 center · 0 right · 1 unclassified

Coverage patterns

Earliest report in our feed set (publisher timestamps): New York Times (left), Aug 15, 04:01 UTC.

Lean Outlets Articles Who
Left 1 1 New York Times
Center 1 1 Al Jazeera English
Unclassified 1 1 PBS NewsHour
Report-by-report timeline · 3

Coverage patterns reflect only the ~50 feeds Pure Report ingests — not the full media universe. Timestamps are publisher-reported. Lean labels are Pure Report's classification. Articles are grouped by automated clustering, and counts include syndicated wire copies.

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