23 of its 62 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
18 Oct to 24 Oct: 41 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about twice the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Afghanistan on 1 of the 7 days held.
Most on Wednesday 21 October 2026: Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Afghanistan: stories about people being harmed, out of every 100 of its stories
Dashed line: the world. Shaded: its normal range over these days. Blue dots: its biggest days.
AfghanistanThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightScroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at Afghanistan mostIn detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 42 million people live in Afghanistan. Over these days its news carried 3.6 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about half the world's rate (8.5 per million).
How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).
Parts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Conflict & violence33%50 stories
Rights & justice22%33 stories
Health15%23 stories
Food & livelihood10%15 stories
Disasters & accidents8%12 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given5%8 stories
Displacement5%7 stories
Shelter & services2%3 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed37 Stories reporting arrests19 Stories reporting people injured15 Stories reporting people affected10 Stories reporting refugees2 Stories reporting abductions2 Stories reporting evacuations1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Afghanistan. Ring: the world. Measured over 145 stories.
Feelings
Angera little angrier than the world's
Against its own usual: about two-thirds of usual
Griefa little less grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: about half usual
Fearabout twice as fearful as the world's
Against its own usual: about one and a half times usual
Warmthabout as warm as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Afghanistan in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Afghanistan's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Afghanistan41 in 100
of its 364 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Pakistan33 in 100
of its 2,626 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Iran32 in 100
of its 2,821 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Tajikistan26 in 100
of its 125 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Kashmir23 in 100
of its 751 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
China13 in 100
of its 7,650 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Uzbekistan12 in 100
of its 217 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Turkmenistan5 in 100
of its 130 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Where it happened
Attacks & violenceAccidents & disasters
Afghanistan (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.
Diseases and disasters named far more than usual
hunger21 Oct11 of its stories that day, more than ten times its usualCounted where the stories mention most, so a storm abroad can land under a country only mentioned. Opens that day.