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Events (363)

• August 4, 2001: Nothing New in Letter from President Bush to Pakistani President Musharraf 2001-08-04
• August 20, 2001: Pakistani President Musharraf Denounces UN Sanctions against Taliban 2001-08-20
• August 28-30, 2001: US Politicians Visit Pakistan and Discuss Bin Laden 2001-08-28
• August 30, 2001: Bin Laden Reportedly Named Commander of Afghanistan Army 2001-08-30
• August 31, 2001: Head of Saudi Arabia’s Intelligence Service Is Replaced 2001-08-31
• 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 9, 2001: CIA Director Meets ISI Director about Bin Laden Issue 2001-09-09
• January-September 10, 2001: Bush Administration Slow to Develop New Policy Regarding Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Al-Qaeda 2001-09-10
• 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
• (Between 7:00 and 11:00 p.m.) September 11, 2001: Pakistani President Assures Unconditional Support for US Fight Against Taliban 2001-09-11
• (1:00 p.m.) September 11, 2001: Taliban Claim They and Bin Laden Were Not Involved in 9/11 Attacks 2001-09-11
• (After 4:15 p.m.) September 11, 2001: US Leaders Determine to Crush Taliban 2001-09-11
• (9:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.) September 11, 2001: President Bush Meets with Advisers, Declares War Without Barriers 2001-09-11
• 1996-September 11, 2001: Enron Gives Taliban Millions in Bribes in Effort to Get Afghan Pipeline Built 2001-09-11
• Before September 11, 2001: US Government Knows of Taliban, Saudi, and Pakistan Connections, but Does Nothing 2001-09-11
• September 12, 2001-January 2002: Saeed Sheikh Lives Openly in Pakistan 2001-09-12
• September 13-22, 2001: Russia Fails to Stop US Expansion into Central Asia, Strikes Deal 2001-09-13
• September 13, 2001: CIA Presents President with Plan to Confront Global Terrorism; Claims Victory Can Be Achieved in Weeks 2001-09-13
• September 13, 2001: Taliban Says Bin Laden Denies Role in 9/11 Attacks 2001-09-13
• September 15, 2001: Head of ISI Argues Pakistan Should Side with Taliban, but Musharraf Agrees to Help US as Opportunistic Necessity 2001-09-15
• September 16, 2001: Taliban Said to Agree to All US Demands in a Secret Meeting 2001-09-16
• September 19, 2001: Rumored Meeting Between Saudi Fundamentalists and ISI to Help Taliban 2001-09-19
• September 19, 2001: Pakistani President Musharraf Tells His Country He Still Supports the Taliban, Refuses to Condemn Al-Qaeda 2001-09-19
• September 21, 2001: US Denies Plans for Afghanistan Regime Change 2001-09-21
• September 21-26, 2001: US-Funded Radio Network Censored by Government, Asked Not to Broadcast Interview with Taliban Leader 2001-09-21
• September 27, 2001: ISI Has Connections to Taliban, Drug Trade, CIA 2001-09-27
• October 1, 2001: Taliban Possibly Trained Pilots in Afghanistan 2001-10-01
• October 2, 2001: US Intelligence Cables Review ‘Hidden Agenda’ of ISI Support for Taliban 2001-10-02
• Mid-September-October 2, 2001: CIA Official Holds Secret but Unfruitful Talks with Taliban Second-in-Command over Fate of Bin Laden 2001-10-02
• Mid-September-October 7, 2001: ISI Director Gives Military Advice to Taliban 2001-10-07
• October 7, 2001: US Begins Bombing in Afghanistan 2001-10-07
• October 7, 2001: Bush Asserts Unilateral Authority to Take US to War 2001-10-07
• October 7, 2001: ISI Director Replaced at US Urging; Role in Funding 9/11 Plot Is One Explanation 2001-10-07
• October 8, 2001: Pakistani President Musharraf Assigns Taliban Sympathizer to Catch Terrorists Fleeing Afghanistan 2001-10-08
• October 8, 2001: Ex-CIA Director’s Meeting With Taliban Leader Is Called Off 2001-10-08
• October 19, 2001: US Special Forces Arrive in Afghanistan 2001-10-19
• October 20, 2001: US Special Forces Little Used in Afghanistan for Fear of Casualties 2001-10-20
• October 24, 2001: Chinese News Website Claims Bin Laden, Mullah Omar Assassinated 2001-10-24
• October 25, 2001: Afghan Resistance Leader Killed 2001-10-25
• November 3, 2001: US Is Said to Be Relying on ISI for Intelligence in Afghan War 2001-11-03
• November 6-8, 2001: Fabricated INC Story of Muslim Terrorists Training in Iraq Electrifies Media, Builds Case for War 2001-11-06
• November 9, 2001: Taliban Loses Control of Northern Afghanistan 2001-11-09
• November 10, 2001: Reporter Investigating ISI-Taliban Ties Is Expelled from Pakistan 2001-11-10
• 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
• November 13, 2001: Al-Qaeda Convoy Flees to Tora Bora; US Fails to Attack 2001-11-13