Taliban
Events (363)
- September 27, 1996: Victorious Taliban Supported by Pakistan; Viewed by US, Unocal as Stabilizing Force 1996-09-27
- September 30, 1996: CIA Reports Taliban Are Keeping Bin Laden’s Training Camps Open, Closing Some Other Camps 1996-09-30
- October 7, 1996: Future Bush Envoy to Afghanistan Wants US to Help Taliban Unify Country, Build Pipeline 1996-10-07
- October 22, 1996: US Intelligence Indicates ISI Is Supplying Taliban with Weapons and Supplies 1996-10-22
- May 25-28, 1997: Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and UAE Officially Recognize Taliban Government 1997-05-25
- May 26, 1997: Taliban Government Is Officially Recognized by Saudis 1997-05-26
- August 13, 1997: US Aware Taliban Are Paying Pakistani Government with Drugs 1997-08-13
- August 27, 1997: US Ambassador Criticizes Pakistan over Its Aid to Taliban 1997-08-27
- December 4, 1997: Taliban Representatives Visit Unocal in Texas 1997-12-04
- March 9, 1998: Pakistan Admits It Is Giving Weapons to Taliban 1998-03-09
- April 17, 1998: US Official Meets with Taliban; Promote Afghan Pipeline 1998-04-17
- August 9, 1998: Northern Alliance Stronghold Conquered by Taliban; Pipeline Project Now Looks Promising 1998-08-09
- August 20, 1998: ISI Alerts Bin Laden and Taliban to US Missile Strike 1998-08-20
- Shortly After August 20, 1998: Pakistani Army Secretly Hides Bin Laden to Help Taliban 1998-08-20
- August 22, 1998: Mullah Omar Calls State Department and Expresses Interest in Confidential Dialogue 1998-08-22
- August 23, 1998: US Warns Taliban of Bin Laden’s Activities but Fails to Provide Detailed Evidence 1998-08-23
- August 27, 1998: Clarke’s Delenda Plan to Combat Al-Qaeda Is Prepared 1998-08-27
- (October 25-November 20, 1998): Bin Laden Tried by Taliban for Embassy Bombings, Set Free After US Does Not Provide Much Evidence 1998-11-20
- November 28, 1998: Taliban Hints at Possible Expulsion of Bin Laden 1998-11-28
- December 5, 1998: Unocal Abandons Afghan Pipeline Project 1998-12-05
- Shortly After February 11, 1999: Persian Gulf Politics Causes Resentment after Missed Chance at Bin Laden 1999-02-11
- July 4, 1999: Executive Order Issued Against Taliban 1999-07-04
- August 17, 1999: Arms Merchants Seek Nuclear Materials in US; Report Is Sanitized 1999-08-17
- October 12, 1999: General Musharraf Takes Control of Pakistan 1999-10-12
- November 14, 1999: Limited UN Sanctions on Afghanistan 1999-11-14
- December 14, 1999: US Warns Taliban They Will Be Held Responsible for New Al-Qaeda Attacks 1999-12-14
- December 20, 1999: Iran Said to Be Supporting Conflict in Afghanistan to Further Their Own Pipeline Plans 1999-12-20
- February 2, 2000: CIA Director Tells Public that Bin Laden Is Planning ‘Further Blows Against America’ 2000-02-02
- April 4, 2000: ISI Director Visits Washington and Is Told to Give Warning to Taliban 2000-04-04
- May 25, 2000: Pakistani President Musharraf Publicly Supports Taliban 2000-05-25
- September 26, 2000: US Sees Pakistani Support for Taliban Is ‘Unprecedented’ and Increasing 2000-09-26
- Shortly After October 12, 2000: US Decides Against Immediate Counterstrike on Al-Qaeda afterColeBombing 2000-10-12
- December 19, 2000: US Seeks Taliban Overthrow; Considers Russia-US Invasion of Afghanistan 2000-12-19
- 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 1, 2001: Taliban Disregard International Opinion and Destroy Giant Buddha Statues 2001-03-01
- 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: Annual Terrorism Report Says Focusing on Bin Laden Is Mistake; Pakistan and Taliban Are Criticized But Not Punished 2001-04-30
- April 30, 2001: Wolfowitz in Deputy Secretary Meeting: Who Cares About [Bin Laden]? 2001-04-30
- May 17, 2001: US Gives Taliban Millions for Poppy Ban 2001-05-17
- May 23, 2001: Former Unocal Employee Becomes Bush’s Special Assistant to Middle East and Central Asia 2001-05-23
- June 12, 2001: Sting Operation Exposes Al-Qaeda, ISI, and Drug Connections; Investigators Face Obstacles to Learn More 2001-06-12
- June 13, 2001: Extensive ISI Support for Taliban Continues 2001-06-13
- June 13, 2001: Counterterrorism Is Not Part of President Bush’s Defense Plan 2001-06-13
- June 26, 2001: US, Russia, and Regional Powers Cooperate to Oust Taliban 2001-06-26
- July 2, 2001: Osama bin Laden Periodically Undergoes Dialysis with Approval of the ISI 2001-07-02
- July 21, 2001: US Official Threatens Possible Military Action Against Taliban by October if Pipeline Is Not Pursued 2001-07-21
- August 2, 2001: US Official Secretly Meets Taliban Ambassador in Last Attempt to Secure Pipeline Deal 2001-08-02
- August 2-3, 2001: Taliban Official Predicts US Will Invade Afghanistan by Mid-October, Possibly in Response to Major Attack Inside US 2001-08-02