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  1. 2008-08-23 August 23, 2008: Pakistani Prime Minister Gillani Publicly Opposes US Drone Strikes, Privately Allows Them
  2. 2008-09-02 Shortly Before September 2, 2008: British Envoy Says an ‘Acceptable Dictator’ Should Be Installed in Afghanistan, American Strategy is Doomed
  3. 2008-09-03 Early Morning September 3, 2008: US-Led Special Ops Unit Crosses into South Waziristan and Assaults Village Killing at Least 15; Women, Children among Dead
  4. 2008-09-07 September 7, 2008: Civilian Casualties Tripled between 2006 and 2007, Report Finds
  5. 2008-09-08 September 8, 2008: US Drone Attack Fails to Assassinate Taliban Leaders Linked to ISI
  6. 2008-09-16 September 16, 2008: Civilian Deaths Higher than Ever, Says UN
  7. 2008-09-29 September 29, 2008: Former Taliban Diplomat Accuses the US and NATO of Aiding and Arming Taliban, Negotiating Role for Taliban in Next Afghan Government
  8. 2008-09-30 September 30, 2008: Pakistan Replaces ISI Director Due to US Pressure, but Pro-Militant Policy Remains
  9. 2008-10-03 October 3, 2008: Reporter Says Bin Laden Is Living in Pakistani Villa, Not a Cave; Source Is US Intelligence Officer
  10. 2008-10-15 (August) - October 15, 2008: 70 Afghan Police Trained by Blackwater and Other US Forces Defect to Taliban in Herat
  11. 2008-10-24 October 24, 2008: Report Finds Lack of Controls and Accountability in Program to Arm and Train Afghan Security Forces; Insurgents Could Get Arms
  12. 2008-11-13 November 13, 2008: Hamid Karzai Briefs Gordon Brown on Secret Talks with Taliban and Hekmatyar
  13. 2009-01-02 January 2, 2009: CIA Drone Kills Four in Pakistan
  14. 2009-01-20 Shortly After January 20, 2009: President Obama Devotes New Energy and Resources to Hunt for Bin Laden
  15. 2009-01-22 January 22, 2009: US Battle against Terror Refocusing on Afghanistan, Pakistan; Veteran Diplomat Appointed to Oversee Process
  16. 2009-01-23 January 23, 2009: CIA Drone Assassinates Four Arabs in Pakistan
  17. 2009-01-23 January 23, 2009: CIA Drone Assassinates Innocent Tribal Leader, Entire Family
  18. 2009-01-26 January 26, 2009: Afghan President Condemns Raid that Killed Civilians; US Military Says Taliban Fighters, Not Civilians, Killed
  19. 2009-01-26 January 26, 2009: Conservative Pundit: Afghan President’s Concern for Civilian Casualties ‘Insulting’
  20. 2009-02-04 February 4, 2009: No ‘End Game’ in Afghanistan; Pentagon Delivers Strategy Recommendations to Obama
  21. 2009-02-12 February 12, 2009: GAO Audit Reveals US Military Did Not Track Thousands of Weapons Sent to Afghan Security Forces, Elevating Risk of Arms Going to Insurgent Forces
  22. 2009-02-17 February 17-19, 2009: British Components Found in Afghan Taliban Bombs; UK Military Blames British Muslims for Providing Parts
  23. 2009-02-18 February 18, 2009: Obama Orders 17,000 More US Troops into Afghanistan
  24. 2009-02-18 February 18, 2009: Pakistan Cuts Deal with Taliban about Sway Valley Region; Setback for US
  25. 2009-02-25 February 25, 2009: John McCain Backs Counterinsurgency Strategy for Afghanistan,Tripling Size of Afghan National Army
  26. 2009-03-09 March 9, 2009: Canadian Army Strained by Afghan Deployment
  27. 2009-03-17 March 17-24, 2009: Fox Satirical Show Mocks Canadian Soldiers, Draws Outrage
  28. 2009-03-18 March 18, 2009: Pentagon Plan to More than Double the Size of Afghan Security Forces Pending President Obama’s Approval; Concerns Dismissed
  29. 2009-03-21 March 21, 2009: US Special Forces Used by Afghan Drug Clan to Take out a Rival in Secret Raid, according to German Military
  30. 2009-03-24 March 24, 2009: NATO Reportedly Planning to Grow an ‘Industrial Scale’ Afghan National Army to 270,000 by 2016; US Generals Say Future Risk of African and Latin American-style Coups Worth Taking
  31. 2009-03-27 March 27, 2009: President Obama Unveils War Strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan
  32. 2009-03-31 March 31, 2009: Counterinsurgency Guru John Nagl Warns that Obama’s AFPAK Strategy May Fall Short; Calls Initial Commitments to Build Afghan National Security Forces a ‘Down Payment’
  33. 2009-04-01 April 1, 2009: CIA Drone Attack Kills 10 to 12 Low-Level Pakistan Taliban
  34. 2009-04-02 April 2, 2009: Ahead of NATO Summit on Afghanistan, American Military Planners and NATO Diplomats Say Goal is to Expand Afghan Security Forces to 400,000
  35. 2009-04-04 April 4, 2009: NATO Declares Security Goals for Afghanistan after Summit
  36. 2009-04-04 April 4, 2009: President Obama Praises NATO Commitment of Troops, Security Trainers, and Funds as a ‘Strong Down Payment’ at Summit on Afghanistan
  37. 2009-04-16 April 16, 2009: Afghan Minister of Defense Surprised by Obama’s Plan for Afghan Security Forces; Expected Greater, Quicker Increase in Forces and Equipment
  38. 2009-04-26 April 26, 2009: Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal and Brent Scowcroft Advise Obama Administration to Ally with Jalaluddin Haqqani, Negotiate with Taliban
  39. 2009-04-27 April 27, 2009: Saudi Prince Turki Al-Faisal Suggests Military Coup Possible in Pakistan, National Stability Dependent on Intact Military
  40. 2009-04-29 April 29, 2009: Former Military Commander Sworn in as New US Ambassador to Afghanistan
  41. 2009-05-04 May 4, 2009: US Soldiers Apparently Proselytizing Christianity in Afghanistan, despite Orders to Contrary
  42. 2009-05-04 May 4, 2009: Karzai Chooses Warlord Accused of Rights Abuses and Protecting Drug Trade as Running Mate in Re-Election Bid; Human Rights Groups Protest
  43. 2009-05-09 May 9, 2009: CIA Drone Kills at Least Five in Pakistan
  44. 2009-05-11 May 11, 2009: Former Black Operations Chief Stanley McChrystal Tapped to Replace David McKiernan as Top US Commander in Afghanistan
  45. 2009-05-12 May 12, 2009: CIA Drone Kills up to Eight in Pakistan
  46. 2009-05-12 May 12, 2009: Tilllman Parents Caution Senate on Pending Confirmation of General Who Helped Cover up Son’s Death
  47. 2009-05-12 May 12, 2009: Cheney Praises Obama’s Choice of Stanley McChrystal to Head War in Afghanistan
  48. 2009-05-19 May 19, 2009: Investigation Finds Weapons Supplied by the US and NATO to Afghan Security Forces Likely Falling into Taliban Hands
  49. 2009-05-29 May 29, 2009: Pakistan Army Spokesman Says Taliban Are Getting Diverted NATO Arms, Support from ‘Foreign Intelligence Agencies’
  50. 2009-06-02 June 2, 2009: Obama Tells CIA to Make New Plan to Find Bin Laden