Taliban

Events (363)

• November 14-25, 2001: US Secretly Authorizes Airlift of Pakistani and Taliban Fighters 2001-11-14
• November 16, 2001: Some Al-Qaeda and Taliban Leaders Reportedly Escape Afghanistan 2001-11-16
• November 16, 2001: Tora Bora Battle Begins 2001-11-16
• November 17, 2001: Laura Bush, State Department Decry Taliban Oppression of Women 2001-11-17
• November 25, 2001: US Troops Arrive in Kandahar Amid Talk of a Secret Deal 2001-11-25
• December 5-17, 2001: Ground Battle for Tora Bora Rages but Is Later Called ‘Grand Charade’ 2001-12-05
• December 17, 2001: US Declares Victory at Tora Bora; Afghan War Considered Over 2001-12-17
• December 22, 2001: Karzai Assumes Power in Afghanistan 2001-12-22
• December 24, 2001: Taliban Leaders Free, Living Openly in Luxury in Pakistan 2001-12-24
• December 26, 2001: Bin Laden Allegedly Dies of Lung Problems 2001-12-26
• January 1, 2002: Ex-Unocal Employee Becomes US Special Envoy to Afghanistan 2002-01-01
• January 6, 2002: Mullah Omar Escapes Capture by US Military 2002-01-06
• January 8, 2002: Intensive Search for Bin Laden and Mullah Omar in Afghanistan Comes to a Halt 2002-01-08
• January 25, 2002: Powell, State Department Sidelined in Decision to Abandon Geneva Conventions in Interrogations 2002-01-25
• February 7, 2002: OLC Memo Supports White House Conclusion that Taliban Do Not Warrant Geneva POW Status 2002-02-07
• February 22, 2002: Rogue Elements of ISI, Especially Those with CIA Ties, May Be Out of Control 2002-02-22
• February 25, 2002: Taliban Defector Aware of ISI-Al-Qaeda Links Is Ignored by CIA 2002-02-25
• March 2-13, 2002: Taliban and Al-Qaeda Forces Evade Encirclement Again 2002-03-02
• September 2001 - April 9, 2002: Young British Muslim Detained on Suspicion of Terrorism 2002-04-09
• April 26, 2002: US and Pakistani Forces Fail to Get Taliban Leader Haqqani 2002-04-26
• May 8, 2002: War in Afghanistan Called ‘All But Won’ 2002-05-08
• August 2, 2002: ISI Tried to Buy Nuclear Material for Bin Laden 2002-08-02
• August 15, 2002: 9/11 Victims’ Relatives File Lawsuit Against Alleged Saudi Al-Qaeda Financiers 2002-08-15
• October 6, 2002: Afghan President Says Bin Laden ‘Probably’ Dead, Mullah Omar Still Alive 2002-10-06
• October 7, 2002: Bush Uses Groundless Evidence to Tout Hussein as a Direct Threat to US 2002-10-07
• October 28, 2002: First Detainees Released From Guantanamo Bay 2002-10-28
• May 1, 2003: Rumsfeld Prematurely Declares an End to War in Afghanistan 2003-05-01
• December 16, 2003: Al Taqwa Bank Still Supporting Al-Qaeda Using New Names 2003-12-16
• March 13, 2004: United States Central Command Announces Launch of New Afghanistan War Offensive: Operation Mountain Storm 2004-03-13
• March 15, 2004: Radio Free Europe Publicizes Operation Mountain Storm’s Use of ‘Unconventional ’ Strategy 2004-03-15
• March 20, 2004: Meeting with Key Resistance Planner Suggests Counter-Strategy against Operation Mountain Storm ‘Already Paying Off’ 2004-03-20
• April 23, 2004: Pentagon Reports Death of Pat Tillman in Combat 2004-04-23
• March 18- April 24, 2004: Pakistani Army Offensive Fails to Defeat Al-Qaeda in Border Safe Haven 2004-04-24
• April 29, 2004: Pentagon Awards Pat Tillman Posthumous Silver Star, Telling False Story of His Death 2004-04-29
• June 20, 2004: 9/11 Commission Figure Says Pakistan Was ‘Up to Their Eyeballs’ with Taliban and al-Qaeda 2004-06-20
• June 22, 2004: Gonzales, Haynes Attempt to Blame Guantanamo Officials for Torture, Legal Justifications 2004-06-22
• July 22, 2004: 9/11 Commission Report Fails to Mention Possible ISI Connections to 9/11 2004-07-22
• August 1, 2004: Terror Alert Issued Using Old Information; Alleged to be Politically Motivated 2004-08-01
• August 4, 2004: Pakistan Continues to Support the Taliban 2004-08-04
• September 27, 2004: Bush Says ‘Taliban No Longer Is in Existence’ 2004-09-27
• October 22, 2004: Article Claims President Bush Is Focused on Removing Al-Qaeda’s Top Leaders, Not Interested in Root Causes of Terrorism 2004-10-22
• January 22, 2005: Pakistani Commander Says No Sign of Terrorist Haven in Tribal Region 2005-01-22
• February 7, 2005: South Waziristan Truce Gives Taliban and Al-Qaeda a Safe Base to Launch Attacks into Afghanistan 2005-02-07
• June 15, 2005: Taliban Leader Says Bin Laden Still Alive, Mullah Omar Still in Charge of Taliban 2005-06-15
• July 28, 2005: Article: ISI Is Funding Taliban Training Camps, Giving Them New Weapons 2005-07-28
• August 18, 2005: Taliban Rebound in Afghanistan with ISI Help 2005-08-18
• January 26, 2006: Pakistan’s Support for Resurgent Taliban Persists, Newspaper Says 2006-01-26
• February 28, 2006: Saudi Charitable Organization Sues Bush Administration Over Alleged Illegal Wiretapping 2006-02-28
• April 9, 2006: Retired General: Iraq War Caused by ‘Ignorant’ Civilian ‘Zealots’ in White House, Pentagon 2006-04-09
• April 10, 2006: Massive Security Breach at US Base in Afghanistan 2006-04-10