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War in Afghanistan

541 events in this timeline

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This is the home page for the War in Afghanistan investigative project, one of several grassroots investigations being hosted on the History Commons website. The data published as part of this investigation has been collected, organized, and published by members of the public who are registered users of this website.

Showing 51–100 of 541

  1. 2001-10-20 October 20, 2001: US Special Forces Little Used in Afghanistan for Fear of Casualties
  2. 2001-10-25 October 25, 2001: Afghan Resistance Leader Killed
  3. 2001-10-31 October 31, 2001: CNN Chairman: Balance Coverage of Afghan Civilian Casualties with Reminders that Taliban Helped Kill Americans on 9/11
  4. 2001-11-03 November 3, 2001: US Is Said to Be Relying on ISI for Intelligence in Afghan War
  5. 2001-11-07 November 7, 2001: Bin Laden Claims to Have Weapons of Mass Destruction
  6. 2001-11-09 November 9, 2001: Taliban Loses Control of Northern Afghanistan
  7. 2001-11-13 November 13, 2001: Kabul Falls to Northern Alliance; Rest of Country Soon Follows
  8. 2001-11-13 November 13, 2001: Al-Qaeda Convoy Flees to Tora Bora; US Fails to Attack
  9. 2001-11-14 November 14-25, 2001: US Secretly Authorizes Airlift of Pakistani and Taliban Fighters
  10. 2001-11-15 November 15, 2001: Al-Qaeda Leader Reported Killed in Bombing Raid
  11. 2001-11-16 November 16, 2001: Some Al-Qaeda and Taliban Leaders Reportedly Escape Afghanistan
  12. 2001-11-16 November 16, 2001: Tora Bora Battle Begins
  13. 2001-11-20 November 20, 2001: Neoconservative: US Must Realize It Is Involved in ‘World War IV’
  14. 2001-11-21 November 21, 2001: Opium Boom in Afghanistan
  15. 2001-11-25 November 25, 2001: Bin Laden Reportedly Gives Last Public Speech to Followers
  16. 2001-11-25 November 25, 2001: US Troops Arrive in Kandahar Amid Talk of a Secret Deal
  17. 2001-11-26 November 26, 2001: US Marines Land in Kandahar instead of Tora Bora
  18. 2001-11-28 November 28-30, 2001: Bin Laden Reportedly Crosses Border to Pakistan
  19. 2001-11-28 November 28, 2001: Bin Laden Reportedly Escapes Tora Bora by Helicopter
  20. 2001-11-29 November 29, 2001: US and Pakistan Return Convicted Drug Warlord to Afghanistan
  21. 2001-12-05 December 5-17, 2001: Ground Battle for Tora Bora Rages but Is Later Called ‘Grand Charade’
  22. 2001-12-05 December 5, 2001: Head of US Marines Not Allowed to Send His Troops to Tora Bora
  23. 2001-12-08 December 8-14, 2001: British Special Forces ‘20 Minutes behind’ Bin Laden, but Are Called Off
  24. 2001-12-10 December 10, 2001: Pakistani Troops Start to Guard Parts of Tora Bora Border but Then Withdraw
  25. 2001-12-12 December 12, 2001: Dubious Cease-Fire Gives Al-Qaeda Chance to Escape Tora Bora
  26. 2001-12-15 December 15, 2001: Bin Laden Said to Make Final Radio Broadcast from Tora Bora and Head North
  27. 2001-12-15 (December 15, 2001): Bin Laden and Al-Zawahiri Escape Undetected North to Remote Province in Afghanistan
  28. 2001-12-17 December 17, 2001: US Declares Victory at Tora Bora; Afghan War Considered Over
  29. 2001-12-22 December 22, 2001: Karzai Assumes Power in Afghanistan
  30. 2001-12-24 December 24, 2001: Taliban Leaders Free, Living Openly in Luxury in Pakistan
  31. 2002-01-01 January 1, 2002: Ex-Unocal Employee Becomes US Special Envoy to Afghanistan
  32. 2002-01-06 January 6, 2002: Mullah Omar Escapes Capture by US Military
  33. 2002-01-08 January 8, 2002: Intensive Search for Bin Laden and Mullah Omar in Afghanistan Comes to a Halt
  34. 2002-02-07 February 7, 2002: Key Al-Qaeda Safe House in Karachi, Pakistan Is Shut Down
  35. 2002-02-09 February 9, 2002: Pakistani and Afghan Leaders Revive Afghanistan Pipeline Idea
  36. 2002-02-14 February 14, 2002: US Military Bases Line Afghan Pipeline Route
  37. 2002-02-19 February 19, 2002: Gen. Franks: US Is Deploying Resources from Afghanistan to Iraq
  38. 2002-02-25 February 25, 2002: Taliban Defector Aware of ISI-Al-Qaeda Links Is Ignored by CIA
  39. 2002-03-02 March 2-13, 2002: Taliban and Al-Qaeda Forces Evade Encirclement Again
  40. 2002-03-28 February-March 28, 2002: Intelligence Leads to Al-Qaeda Leader Abu Zubaida’s Location; Accounts Differ
  41. 2002-04-01 April 1, 2002: Afghan Opium Crackdown Fails
  42. 2002-04-17 April 17, 2002: Failure to Capture Bin Laden in Afghan War Is Called ‘Gravest Error’
  43. 2002-04-17 April 17, 2002: Bush Falsely Promises ‘Marshall Plan’ for Afghanistan
  44. 2002-05-08 May 8, 2002: War in Afghanistan Called ‘All But Won’
  45. 2002-05-17 May 17, 2002: CIA Counterterrorism Head Fired for Criticizing Failure to Capture Bin Laden
  46. 2002-05-31 May 31, 2002: Senator Calls Tillman a ‘Recruiting Tool’ for Military
  47. 2002-06-01 May 23-June 1, 2002: Football Star Passes on NFL Contract to Enlist in US Army
  48. 2002-06-20 June 20, 2002: Afghan Council Appears Manipulated in Selecting Warlords
  49. 2002-06-25 June 25, 2002: Rumsfeld Memo Says ‘Keep an Eye on’ Pat Tillman
  50. 2002-06-28 June 28, 2002: Rumsfeld Sends Pat Tillman a Personal Note