Northern Alliance
Events (41)
- August 9, 1998: Northern Alliance Stronghold Conquered by Taliban; Pipeline Project Now Looks Promising 1998-08-09
- December 20, 1999: Iran Said to Be Supporting Conflict in Afghanistan to Further Their Own Pipeline Plans 1999-12-20
- December 20, 2000: Clarke Plan to Neutralize Al-Qaeda Deferred Pending Administration Transition 2000-12-20
- December 29, 2000: CIA Develops ‘Blue Sky’ Plan to Increase Support to Massoud, Strike Bin Laden 2000-12-29
- January 19, 2001: UN Sanctions on Taliban Do Not Stop Illegal Trade Network 2001-01-19
- January 25, 2001: Clarke Presents Plan to Roll Back Al-Qaeda, but Response Is Delayed 2001-01-25
- March 7, 2001: Plan to Fight Al-Qaeda Considered, but with Little Urgency 2001-03-07
- March 15, 2001: India, Iran, Russia, and US Work in Concert to Remove Taliban 2001-03-15
- April 6, 2001: Rebel Leader Warns Europe and US About Large-Scale Imminent Al-Qaeda Attacks 2001-04-06
- April 30, 2001: Wolfowitz in Deputy Secretary Meeting: Who Cares About [Bin Laden]? 2001-04-30
- June 27, 2001: India and Pakistan Discuss Building Pipeline Project Through Iran 2001-06-27
- September 4, 2001: Cabinet-Rank Advisers Discuss Terrorism, Approve Revised Version of Clarke’s Eight Month-Old-Plan 2001-09-04
- September 9, 2001: Northern Alliance Leader Massoud Is Assassinated in Anticipation of 9/11 Attack 2001-09-09
- September 9, 2001: Pakistani President Musharraf Allegedly Meets with Former ISI Head Gul, Possibly Celebrates Death of Northern Alliance Leader Massoud 2001-09-09
- September 10, 2001: Northern Alliance Blames ISI and Al-Qaeda for Assassination of Massoud 2001-09-10
- Just Before September 11, 2001: Deputies Still Putting Final Touches on Three-Year Plan to Stop Al-Qaeda 2001-09-11
- Shortly After September 11, 2001: Arms Dealer Victor Bout Allegedly Switches Sides, Works with US Against Taliban 2001-09-11
- September 13, 2001: CIA Presents President with Plan to Confront Global Terrorism; Claims Victory Can Be Achieved in Weeks 2001-09-13
- September 15, 2001: CIA Director Presents Bush and his Cabinet with Extensive Plan for Combating Terrorism Worldwide 2001-09-15
- September 26, 2001: CIA Advance Team Prepares for Afghanistan Bombing Campaign 2001-09-26
- September 26, 2001: First CIA Operatives Arrive in Afghanistan to Launch War against Taliban 2001-09-26
- October 7, 2001: ISI Director Replaced at US Urging; Role in Funding 9/11 Plot Is One Explanation 2001-10-07
- October 19, 2001: US Special Forces Arrive in Afghanistan 2001-10-19
- November 9, 2001: Taliban Loses Control of Northern Afghanistan 2001-11-09
- November 11, 2001-December 2001: US Allows Warlords to Establish Control Over Most of Afghanistan 2001-11-11
- November 13, 2001: Kabul Falls to Northern Alliance; Rest of Country Soon Follows 2001-11-13
- Late January 2000: CIA Faces Legal Barriers Helping Warlord Who Wants to Kill Bin Laden
- June 2001: US Still Fails to Aid Taliban Resistance
- July 2000: Taliban Bans Poppy Growing, but Benefits from Resulting Price Rise
- September 2000: ISI and Al-Qaeda Heavily Assist Taliban Military Offensive
- Late September-November 2001: Pakistani ISI Aids Taliban Against US, While Simultaneously Supposedly Helping US Fight Taliban
- October-Early November 2001: US Attempts Slow Conquest of Afghanistan for Pakistan’s Benefit
- October 1996-Late 2001: Arms Dealer Aligns with Taliban and ISI
- October 1998: Military Analyst Goes Where Spies Fail to Go, but Her Efforts Are Rejected
- October 1999: CIA Considers Increased Aid to Northern Alliance
- Mid-November 2001: Afghan Politician Says US Policy Prevented Bin Laden Capture
- Late November, 2001: US Soldiers Permit Massacre of Taliban
- 1993-1999: Hijackers Alhazmi and Almihdhar Fight for Al-Qaeda
- 1997: CIA Re-opens Afghanistan Operations
- Spring 2000: CIA Paramilitary Teams Begin Working with Anti-Taliban Forces
- Winter 1999-March 2000: US Intelligence Installs Listening Posts in Afghanistan But Makes Little Use of Intelligence Gained