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  1. 2006-01-13 January 13, 2006: US Missile Strike Fails to Kill Al-Zawahiri or Any Other Al-Qaeda Leaders in Pakistan
  2. 2006-01-26 January 26, 2006: Pakistan’s Support for Resurgent Taliban Persists, Newspaper Says
  3. 2006-02-25 February 25, 2006: Afghanistan Said to Be More Dangerous for US Troops than Iraq in 2005
  4. 2006-04-10 April 10, 2006: Massive Security Breach at US Base in Afghanistan
  5. 2006-05-02 May 2, 2006: Taliban Leaders Said to Be Living Openly in Pakistani Border City with Pakistani Government Assistance
  6. 2006-05-22 May 22, 2006: US Reportedly Setting up Secret Deal with Russia to Provide ‘Prodigious Quantity’ of Arms to Afghanistan
  7. 2006-05-29 May 29, 2006: Kabul Riots Suggest Discontent over Development and Governance
  8. 2006-07-03 July 3, 2006: US Donates $2 Billion to Afghanistan to Equip National Army and Build National Military Command Center
  9. 2006-07-09 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
  10. 2006-08-14 August 14, 2006: Violence against Women ‘Widespread’ in Afghanistan
  11. 2006-09-07 September 7, 2006: President Bush Supports Pakistan’s Deal with Taliban-linked Militants
  12. 2006-10-08 October 8-9, 2006: Head of NATO Forces in Afghanistan Asks Pakistan to Stop Supporting Taliban; No Action Results
  13. 2006-11-05 September-November 5, 2006: US Ambassador to Afghanistan Stresses Need for Revamped, Expanded Afghan Security Forces and ‘More Guns in the Field’
  14. 2006-11-15 November 15, 2006: CIA Director Hayden Testifies to Senate Committee on Weak Afghan Government, Highlighting Need for Bolstering Afghan Security Forces
  15. 2007-01-17 January 17, 2007: Mullah Omar Allegedly in Pakistan Under ISI Protection
  16. 2007-02-26 February 26-28, 2007: Taliban Leader Apparently Falsely Reported as Captured
  17. 2007-04-25 April 25, 2007: Former CNN News Executive Recalls Censorship in Months Preceding Iraq Invasion
  18. 2007-05-13 May 13, 2007: Taliban’s Top Military Commander Killed
  19. 2007-05-31 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
  20. 2007-06-05 June 5, 2007: Taliban Leader Says Bin Laden Is Alive and Recently Sent Letter
  21. 2007-06-23 June 23, 2007: Afghan President Criticizes Civilian Deaths Caused by US-Led Bombing
  22. 2007-07-03 July 3-11, 2007: Pakistani Army Assaults Red Mosque; Over 100 Killed
  23. 2007-07-31 July 31, 2007: Retired Three Star General Could Lose a Star for Role in Tillman Death Investigation
  24. 2007-08-01 August 1, 2007: Candidate Obama Expresses Willingness to Attack Militants in Pakistan without Pakistani Government Approval
  25. 2007-08-21 August 21, 2007: Hannity Falsely Accuses Obama of Lying about US Forces Killing Afghan Civilians
  26. 2007-10-02 October 2, 2007: Iran’s Foreign Minister Slams British Talks with the Taliban and Efforts to Counter Drug Trafficking in Afghanistan
  27. 2007-10-17 October 17, 2007: Former UN Official Warns Failure of International Forces in Afghanistan Likely to Ignite Much Larger Conflict
  28. 2007-12-12 December 12-13, 2007: Former Taliban Spokesman Says Karzai Government in Talks with Mullah Omar Lieutenants, Contradicting British Prime Minister’s Statement
  29. 2007-12-14 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
  30. 2008-01-04 January 4, 2008: Canadians Dying at Disproportionately Larger Rates in Afghanistan than British, US Counterparts
  31. 2008-01-14 January 14, 2008: Taliban Militants Protected by ISI Attack Luxury Hotel in Afghanistan, Killing 6
  32. 2008-02-29 February 29, 2008: Director of National Intelligence McConnell Says Afghan Government Is Losing Control
  33. 2008-03-13 March 13, 2008: Bush: Working in Afghanistan a ‘Romantic,’ ‘Fantastic Experience’
  34. 2008-03-22 March 22-25, 2008: Victors of Pakistan’s Parliamentary Elections Pick New Prime Minister, Effectively Sidelining President Musharraf
  35. 2008-04-10 April 10, 2008: US Unable to Send More Troops to Afghanistan Due to Commitments in Iraq
  36. 2008-04-27 April 27, 2008: Afghan President Karzai Survives Assassination Attempt; Pakistani ISI Blamed
  37. 2008-05-15 May 15, 2008: UN Human Rights Envoy Charges that Foreign Operatives Leading Afghan Units are behind Spate of Civilian Killings in Afghanistan
  38. 2008-06-06 June 6, 2008: Reporter: Afghanistan, Pakistani Terrorism ‘Far More Serious Threat[s] for US National Security than Iraq’
  39. 2008-06-13 June 13, 2008: Taliban Assault Afghan Prison, Freeing about 400 Militants, 600 Others
  40. 2008-06-14 June 14, 2008: CIA Drone Attack Kills Four in Pakistan
  41. 2008-06-22 June 22, 2008: Article: Pakistani Border Forces Helping Taliban Attack US Troops in Afghanistan
  42. 2008-07-01 July 1, 2008: Polish Intelligence Warns Taliban Plan to Attack Indian Embassy in Kabul
  43. 2008-07-02 July 2, 2008: US Combat Deaths Rise in Afghanistan
  44. 2008-07-07 July 7, 2008: Suicide Bombing on Indian Embassy in Kabul Kills 54; Afghan and Indian Governments Blame ISI and Taliban
  45. 2008-07-17 July 17, 2008: Alleged Female Al-Qaeda Sleeper Agent Arrested in Afghanistan
  46. 2008-07-22 July 22, 2008: US Soldier Death Count in Afghanistan Reaches 500
  47. 2008-07-28 July 28, 2008: President Bush Privately Accuses ISI of Helping Islamist Militants; Issues Ultimatum
  48. 2008-08-18 Shortly After August 18, 2008: New US Policy Increases Drone Attacks in Pakistan; No Longer Asks Permission from Pakistan First
  49. 2008-08-18 August 18, 2008: Threatened with Impeachment, Pakistani President Musharraf Resigns
  50. 2008-08-22 August 22, 2008: US-Led Coalition Strikes Kill over 90 Afghan Civilians, Enrage Public