United States
Events (114)
- December 8, 1979: Soviet Forces, Lured in by the CIA, Invade Afghanistan 1979-12-08
- March 8, 1992: Raw US World Dominance Plan Is Leaked to the Media 1992-03-08
- May 21-July 7, 1994: North Yemen, Backed by US and Bin Laden, Wins Yemen Civil War 1994-07-07
- July 5, 1995-May 1997: Hamas Leader Held in the US, Then Let Go 1995-07-05
- October 7, 1996: Future Bush Envoy to Afghanistan Wants US to Help Taliban Unify Country, Build Pipeline 1996-10-07
- April 15, 1998: Libya Issues First Arrest Warrant for Bin Laden 1998-04-15
- August 24, 1998: Bombed Training Camps Were Built by US and Allies 1998-08-24
- November 4, 1998: US Issues Public Indictment of Bin Laden, Others for Embassy Bombings 1998-11-04
- December 19, 2000: US Seeks Taliban Overthrow; Considers Russia-US Invasion of Afghanistan 2000-12-19
- January 19, 2001: US and Pakistan Discuss Operation to Snatch Bin Laden 2001-01-19
- February 9, 2001: Bin Laden’s Financial Network Supposedly Laid Bare 2001-02-09
- March 8, 2001: US Declines to Freeze Al-Qaeda’s Assets Despite Call from UN and European Union 2001-03-08
- August 22, 2001: US and Pakistan Negotiate to Capture or Kill Bin Laden 2001-08-22
- September 4, 2001: Mossad Gives Another Warning of Major, Imminent Attack 2001-09-04
- September 10, 2001: NSA Monitors Call as 9/11 Mastermind KSM Gives 9/11 Hijacker Atta Final Approval to Launch Attacks 2001-09-10
- Before September 11, 2001: US Government Prepares for Hijackings, Some of Them Involving Multiple Planes 2001-09-11
- September 11, 2001: Former Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu: 9/11 Very Good for Israeli-US Relations 2001-09-11
- (2:00 p.m.) September 11, 2001: All-Republican US Shadow Government is Formed 2001-09-11
- Before September 11, 2001: Echelon Intelligence Network Used on Al-Qaeda 2001-09-11
- September 13-22, 2001: Russia Fails to Stop US Expansion into Central Asia, Strikes Deal 2001-09-13
- September 21, 2001: Algerian Pilot Arrested in Britain for Possible 9/11 Role; All Charges Are Later Dismissed 2001-09-21
- September 22, 2001-December 2001: US Secretly Increases Military Presence in Central Asia 2001-09-22
- October 7, 2001: US Begins Bombing in Afghanistan 2001-10-07
- Mid-September 2001-October 7, 2001: US Fails to Strike at Bin Laden Despite Good Intelligence 2001-10-07
- October 12, 2001: US Declares Al-Qadi Terrorist Financier 2001-10-12
- October 15, 2001: Russian Newspaper Calls Afghanistan War US Political Power Move 2001-10-15
- October 19, 2001: US Special Forces Arrive in Afghanistan 2001-10-19
- October 27, 2001: Pakistan Rewarded With Large Aid Package 2001-10-27
- November 13, 2001: Al-Qaeda Convoy Flees to Tora Bora; US Fails to Attack 2001-11-13
- November 16, 2001: Tora Bora Battle Begins 2001-11-16
- November 29, 2001: US and Pakistan Return Convicted Drug Warlord to Afghanistan 2001-11-29
- December 10, 2001: Pakistani Troops Start to Guard Parts of Tora Bora Border but Then Withdraw 2001-12-10
- December 17-18, 2001: Hamas Threatens to Attack US 2001-12-17
- February 14, 2002: US Military Bases Line Afghan Pipeline Route 2002-02-14
- March 1, 2002: ISI Maintains Huge Drug Economy 2002-03-01
- March 2-13, 2002: Taliban and Al-Qaeda Forces Evade Encirclement Again 2002-03-02
- April 30, 2002: US Military Plans Long-Term Presence in Central Asia 2002-04-30
- May 1-31, 2002: US Begins ‘Spikes of Activity’ To Put Pressure on Iraq 2002-05-01
- June 13, 2002: In Arrest of Al-Qaeda Strongman, Sudan Is Helpful; Saudi Arabia Is Not 2002-06-13
- June 20, 2002: Afghan Council Appears Manipulated in Selecting Warlords 2002-06-20
- July 12, 2002: Prosecutors Argue That Government Should Block Airline Information 2002-07-12
- August 20, 2002: Saudis Retract Billions from US in Response to 9/11 Lawsuit 2002-08-20
- August 25, 2002: CIA Collects No Intelligence About Saudi Arabia 2002-08-25
- August 27, 2002: US Stengthens Military Presence in Uzbekistan 2002-08-27
- October 24, 2002: US and UN Declare Jemaah Islamiyah a Terrorist Organization 2002-10-24
- November 18, 2002: US Said to Be Ignoring Accurate Information on Bin Laden’s Whereabouts 2002-11-18
- November 24, 2002: Terrorism Suspects Held Without Charge as ‘Material Witnesses’ 2002-11-24
- November 26, 2002: Secret List of Saudi Terror Financiers Is Revealed 2002-11-26
- December 9, 2002: Special Forces in Afghanistan Back Away from Risky Operations 2002-12-09
- December 11, 2002: Only Six Detained on Immigration Charges Still in Custody 2002-12-11