Taliban
Events (363)
- May 29, 2009: Pakistan Army Spokesman Says Taliban Are Getting Diverted NATO Arms, Support from ‘Foreign Intelligence Agencies’ 2009-05-29
- Early Morning July 2, 2009: US Marines Launch ‘Operation Khanjar’ Offensive in the Heart of Helmand’s Poppy-Growing Districts 2009-07-02
- July 12-14, 2009: Villagers Report Systemic Abuse, Including Child Rape, by Afghan Police in Helmand Province; Prefer Taliban over Police 2009-07-12
- July 13-29, 2009: Abusive Police Linked to Corrupt Narco Warlord Returning behind US, British Troop Operations in Afghanistan 2009-07-13
- July 16, 2009: Death Toll for Coalition Troops Reaches Record Level for Any Month in Afghan War, Approaches Highest Levels Seen in Iraq War 2009-07-16
- Between July 3 and July 16, 2009: US Military Threatens Afghan Villagers over Kidnapped Soldier 2009-07-16
- July 22, 2009: US Troop Deaths in Afghanistan Hit Record High for Month 2009-07-22
- August 17, 2009: Hekmatyar Offers to ‘Help’ US and NATO Forces in Exchange for Foreign Troop Pullout Timeline 2009-08-17
- August 27, 2009: US Drone Strike Kills Uzbeki Militant Leader Yuldashev in Pakistan’s Tribal Region 2009-08-27
- September 2, 2009: US Military Officials See Taliban Tactics and Capabilities Increasingly Resemble Special Forces Training 2009-09-02
- September 8, 2009: Marines Rescue Trapped Troops in Kunar Province, Afghanistan 2009-09-08
- September 22, 2009: Amid Failing Domestic Support and Possible Afghan Election Irregularities, President Obama Reassesses Escalation of Afghanistan War 2009-09-22
- September 23, 2009: US Ambassador to Pakistan Secretly Advises that No Amount of US Aid Will Stop Pakistan from Supporting Militants; Policy Change Is Needed 2009-09-23
- October 10-15, 2009: Series of Militant ‘Syndicate’ Attacks in Pakistan Display Commando-Style Tactics and Inside Knowledge of Pakistani Security Forces 2009-10-10
- May-October 12, 2009: ’Unknown’ Helicopters Carrying Militants to Northern Provinces, Afghan Government Investigating 2009-10-12
- October 31, 2009: October Marks New Deadliest Month for US Troops in Afghanistan 2009-10-31
- November 10, 2009: Al-Jazeera Broadcasts Video of Afghan Insurgents Brandishing US Weapons and Ammo 2009-11-10
- February 18, 2010: US Drone Attack Fails to Kill Taliban Leader Linked to ISI 2010-02-18
- May 11, 2010: Secretary of State Clinton Says Pakistani Government Knows Where Bin Laden and Other Militant Leaders Are Hiding 2010-05-11
- July 26, 2010: Former ISI Director Gul Allegedly Recently Linked to Islamist Militants 2010-07-26
- July 28, 2010: British Prime Minister Cameron Accuses Pakistani Government of Exporting Terrorism 2010-07-28
- May 3, 2011: US Congressperson Says at Least 12 of 20 Senior Al-Qaeda Leaders Are Hiding in Pakistan 2011-05-03
- May 5, 2011: Senator Levin Says Location of Bin Laden, Other Militants Known at ‘High Levels’ of Pakistani Government 2011-05-05
- May 5, 2011: Former Afghan Spy Head Says ISI Is Hiding Taliban Leaders in Safe Houses 2011-05-05
- May 6, 2011: Indian and US Intelligence Knew Abbottabad Was Major Al-Qaeda and Taliban Stronghold 2011-05-06
- May 13, 2011: Bhutto Allegedly Believed Bin Laden Was Hidden and Protected by ISI 2011-05-13
- May 22, 2011: Militant Camps Have Existed near Bin Laden’s Abbottabad, Pakistan, Hideout since 1990s 2011-05-22
- September 15, 2011: Marine Receives Congressional Medal of Honor 2011-09-15
- May-November 2009: US Quadruples Clandestine Special Operation Raids in Afghanistan
- Late January 2000: CIA Faces Legal Barriers Helping Warlord Who Wants to Kill Bin Laden
- January 2002: Central Asian Countries See US Military Bases Expand
- January 2004: Zelikow Tries to Have 9/11 Commission Back Contentious Link between Iraq and Al-Qaeda
- January 2005: Documents Show US Knows Location of Al-Qaeda Camps and Leaders in Pakistan
- January 1998-April 2001: Arms Dealer Victor Bout Sells Airplanes to Taliban
- February 2001: US Fails to Back Plan to Overthrow Taliban
- February 2002: Neoconservative: Bush Must Attack Numerous Arab Nations to Fight, Win ‘World War IV’ against Terrorism
- February 2006: Pakistani President Again Given List of Taliban Leaders Living in Pakistan, Again Takes No Action
- Febuary 25, 1997: Monitored Fax Links Ali Mohamed and Others in US and Germany to Al-Qaeda Leader
- 2002-2003: Afghan Official Believes Pakistani ISI Is Protecting Al-Qaeda and Taliban Leaders
- March-April 2001: Taliban Envoy Comes to US and Meets with High-Ranking Officials about Handing over Bin Laden
- March 2001: Regional Expert Sees Continuing Close Ties Between the CIA and ISI
- March 2002-September 2004: Saudi Government Charity Slowly Shut Down for Suspected Militant Links
- March 2004: Released Guantanamo Detainee Becomes Important Taliban Leader
- April 2001: Hekmatyar Predicts US Will Soon Attack Afghanistan and Overthrow Taliban
- April 1999: Kosovo Militants Being Funded by Al-Qaeda and Drugs from Afghanistan
- 2004: CIA Concludes Illegal Drug Profits Going to Islamic Militant Groups and Afghan Warlords
- May 2001: US Military Drafts Scenario for Afghan Operation
- May-Early June 2002: US Filmmaker Sees Hundreds of Taliban and Al-Qaeda Living Openly in Pakistan
- Early June 2001: Counterterrorism Plan Circulated, but Contingency Plans Are Not Created
- Late June 2008: US Intelligence Allegedly Discovers ISI and Taliban Faction Are Planning Spectacular Bombing in Afghanistan