Taliban
Events (363)
- April 28, 2006: US Still Doesn’t List Taliban as Terrorist Group 2006-04-28
- May 2, 2006: Taliban Leaders Said to Be Living Openly in Pakistani Border City with Pakistani Government Assistance 2006-05-02
- July 9, 2006: Joint US, NATO, and Afghan Report Reveals ISI Is Paying and Training Taliban to Fight in Afghanistan, but US Takes No Action 2006-07-09
- August 11, 2006: Meeting Allegedly Links ISI to Islamist Groups Fighting US Soldiers in Afghanistan 2006-08-11
- September 5, 2006: Deal with Pakistani Government Gives Al-Qaeda and Taliban Safe Haven in Tribal Region of North Waziristan 2006-09-05
- September 7, 2006: President Bush Supports Pakistan’s Deal with Taliban-linked Militants 2006-09-07
- September 12, 2006: Mullah Omar and Other Taliban Leaders Said to Be Living in Pakistan Border Town 2006-09-12
- September 21, 2006: NATO Commander Says Taliban and Al-Qaeda Increasing Profits from Drugs in Afghanistan 2006-09-21
- September 21, 2006: NATO Commander Admits Taliban Has Headquarters in Pakistan Border Town 2006-09-21
- October 8-9, 2006: Head of NATO Forces in Afghanistan Asks Pakistan to Stop Supporting Taliban; No Action Results 2006-10-08
- October 30, 2006: US Missile Strike Hits Religious School in Pakistan 2006-10-30
- November 15, 2006: CIA Director Says Lessons Learned in Iraq Are Being Applied in Afghanistan by Al-Qaeda and Taliban 2006-11-15
- February 26-28, 2007: Taliban Leader Apparently Falsely Reported as Captured 2007-02-26
- February 26, 2007: Vice President Cheney Travels to Pakistan to Meet with Pakistani President Musharraf 2007-02-26
- January-May 31, 2007: Britain Pays out More than $2.4 Million in Bribes to Taliban, Fails to Reduce Violence or Reach Peace Deal in Helmand Province 2007-05-31
- June 4, 2007: Pakistani President Musharraf Warned Militants Becoming Dangerous in Pakistan 2007-06-04
- June 5, 2007: Taliban Leader Says Bin Laden Is Alive and Recently Sent Letter 2007-06-05
- July 19, 2007: Pakistani Army Launches Offensive Against Militant Safe Haven in Tribal Region 2007-07-19
- July 20, 2007: Bush Authorizes Continued ‘Harsh Interrogation’ Practices against Detainees 2007-07-20
- October 2, 2007: Iran’s Foreign Minister Slams British Talks with the Taliban and Efforts to Counter Drug Trafficking in Afghanistan 2007-10-02
- October 3, 2007: Islamist Militants Seen as Gaining in Struggle against Pakistani Government 2007-10-03
- October 19, 2007: Benazir Bhutto Returns to Pakistan after Long Exile; 139 Killed as Suicide Bomber Attempts to Assassinate Her 2007-10-19
- August 30-November 4, 2007: Pakistani Militants Hold Nearly 300 Soldiers Hostage, Successfully Trade Them for 28 Jailed Militants 2007-11-04
- December 12-13, 2007: Former Taliban Spokesman Says Karzai Government in Talks with Mullah Omar Lieutenants, Contradicting British Prime Minister’s Statement 2007-12-12
- December 14, 2007: British Military Sources Tout Success of Secret Meetings with Taliban; Others Say Taliban Using UK to Expand Control, Settle Scores and Eliminate Rivals 2007-12-14
- January 14, 2008: Taliban Militants Protected by ISI Attack Luxury Hotel in Afghanistan, Killing 6 2008-01-14
- February 29, 2008: Director of National Intelligence McConnell Says Afghan Government Is Losing Control 2008-02-29
- June 13, 2008: Taliban Assault Afghan Prison, Freeing about 400 Militants, 600 Others 2008-06-13
- June 22, 2008: Article: Pakistani Border Forces Helping Taliban Attack US Troops in Afghanistan 2008-06-22
- July 1, 2008: Polish Intelligence Warns Taliban Plan to Attack Indian Embassy in Kabul 2008-07-01
- July 2, 2008: US Combat Deaths Rise in Afghanistan 2008-07-02
- July 7, 2008: Suicide Bombing on Indian Embassy in Kabul Kills 54; Afghan and Indian Governments Blame ISI and Taliban 2008-07-07
- July 28, 2008: President Bush Privately Accuses ISI of Helping Islamist Militants; Issues Ultimatum 2008-07-28
- August 1, 2008: Pakistani Official Admits that Some in ISI Still Support Taliban, then Backtracks 2008-08-01
- August 22, 2008: US-Led Coalition Strikes Kill over 90 Afghan Civilians, Enrage Public 2008-08-22
- September 7, 2008: Civilian Casualties Tripled between 2006 and 2007, Report Finds 2008-09-07
- September 16, 2008: Civilian Deaths Higher than Ever, Says UN 2008-09-16
- September 29, 2008: Former Taliban Diplomat Accuses the US and NATO of Aiding and Arming Taliban, Negotiating Role for Taliban in Next Afghan Government 2008-09-29
- (August) - October 15, 2008: 70 Afghan Police Trained by Blackwater and Other US Forces Defect to Taliban in Herat 2008-10-15
- November 13, 2008: Hamid Karzai Briefs Gordon Brown on Secret Talks with Taliban and Hekmatyar 2008-11-13
- December 7, 2008: US Attempts to Place Ex-ISI Director Gul and Other Ex-ISI Officials on UN Terrorist Watchlist 2008-12-07
- January 22, 2009: US Battle against Terror Refocusing on Afghanistan, Pakistan; Veteran Diplomat Appointed to Oversee Process 2009-01-22
- January 22, 2009: Afghan, Pakistani Human Rights Officials Say Closing of Guantanamo Does Not Go Far Enough 2009-01-22
- February 4, 2009: No ‘End Game’ in Afghanistan; Pentagon Delivers Strategy Recommendations to Obama 2009-02-04
- February 17-19, 2009: British Components Found in Afghan Taliban Bombs; UK Military Blames British Muslims for Providing Parts 2009-02-17
- February 18, 2009: Pakistan Cuts Deal with Taliban about Sway Valley Region; Setback for US 2009-02-18
- March 26, 2009: ISI Support for Militants Fighting US Forces Remains Strong 2009-03-26
- April 26, 2009: Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal and Brent Scowcroft Advise Obama Administration to Ally with Jalaluddin Haqqani, Negotiate with Taliban 2009-04-26
- April 27, 2009: Saudi Prince Turki Al-Faisal Suggests Military Coup Possible in Pakistan, National Stability Dependent on Intact Military 2009-04-27
- May 19, 2009: Investigation Finds Weapons Supplied by the US and NATO to Afghan Security Forces Likely Falling into Taliban Hands 2009-05-19