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  1. 1979-12-08 December 8, 1979: Soviet Forces, Lured in by the CIA, Invade Afghanistan
  2. 1982-02-11 February 11, 1982: CIA Is Given Green Light to Take Part in Illegal Drug Trade in Afghanistan
  3. 1987-04-17 April 17, 1987: Bin Laden-Led Assault in Afghan War Is Total Failure
  4. 1987-12-18 December 18, 1987: Congress Approves Hundreds of Millions of Dollars for Pakistan, Despite US Knowledge of Nuclear Weapons Program
  5. 1988-04-10 April 10, 1988: US Government Uninterested in Stopping Drug Trade in Afghanistan
  6. 1988-08-11 August 11-20, 1988: Bin Laden Forms Al-Qaeda
  7. 1989-02-15 February 15, 1989: Soviet Forces Withdraw from Afghanistan
  8. 1989-02-16 February 16, 1989-December 1990: CIA Continues to Work with ‘Blind Sheikh’ and Supports Mujaheddin Despite Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan
  9. 1989-11-24 November 24, 1989: Bin Laden’s Mentor Assassinated
  10. 1994-03-13 March 13, 1994: Report: Violence, Drugs, and Militant Training Camps Are Rife in Afghanistan
  11. 1998-01-15 January 15, 1998: Former National Security Adviser Has No Regrets Giving ‘Arms and Advice to Future Terrorists’
  12. 2001-09-04 September 4, 2001: Debate Heats Up Over Using Armed Predator Drone Against Bin Laden; Decision Again Delayed
  13. 2001-09-11 Shortly After September 11, 2001: Arms Dealer Victor Bout Allegedly Switches Sides, Works with US Against Taliban
  14. 2001-09-11 (Between 7:00 and 11:00 p.m.) September 11, 2001: Pakistani President Assures Unconditional Support for US Fight Against Taliban
  15. 2001-09-11 (11:30 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Taliban Leader Mullah Omar Says ‘Things Have Gone Much Further than Expected’ in Monitored Call
  16. 2001-09-11 Shortly After September 11, 2001: US Decides Not to Bomb Drug-Related Targets in Afghanistan
  17. 2001-09-11 (1:00 p.m.) September 11, 2001: Taliban Claim They and Bin Laden Were Not Involved in 9/11 Attacks
  18. 2001-09-11 (After 4:15 p.m.) September 11, 2001: US Leaders Determine to Crush Taliban
  19. 2001-09-11 After September 11, 2001: CIA Officer Later Accused of Date Rape Returns to Agency, Deployed to Afghanistan
  20. 2001-09-12 September 12, 2001: Former Reagan Official: US Must Attack Lebanon, Libya, Syria, Iraq, Iran, and China in Response to 9/11 Attacks
  21. 2001-09-12 September 12, 2001: British Intelligence Chiefs Fly to US; Delegation Visits CIA and Advises to Concentrate on Afghanistan, Not Iraq
  22. 2001-09-13 September 13-15, 2001: US Gives Pakistan Ultimatum; Pakistan Agrees at First, but Backtracks Later
  23. 2001-09-13 September 13-22, 2001: Russia Fails to Stop US Expansion into Central Asia, Strikes Deal
  24. 2001-09-13 September 13, 2001: CIA Presents President with Plan to Confront Global Terrorism; Claims Victory Can Be Achieved in Weeks
  25. 2001-09-15 September 15, 2001: Head of ISI Argues Pakistan Should Side with Taliban, but Musharraf Agrees to Help US as Opportunistic Necessity
  26. 2001-09-15 September 15, 2001: President Bush Tells Neoconservative Adviser that US Will Attack Iraq after Afghanistan
  27. 2001-09-15 September 15, 2001: CIA Director Presents Bush and his Cabinet with Extensive Plan for Combating Terrorism Worldwide
  28. 2001-09-16 September 16, 2001: Veteran Journalist Argues ‘Bush Is Walking into a Trap’ by Launching Afghanistan War
  29. 2001-09-16 September 16, 2001: Taliban Said to Agree to All US Demands in a Secret Meeting
  30. 2001-09-17 Shortly After September 17, 2001: US Creates List of ‘High-Value’ Targets Who Can Be Killed; List Is Continually Updated
  31. 2001-09-17 September 17, 2001: US Special Forces Presentation Meant for President Bush Suggests Poisoning Afghanistan Food Supply
  32. 2001-09-17 Shortly After September 17, 2001: CIA Starts Program to Assassinate or Capture Al-Qaeda Leaders
  33. 2001-09-19 September 19, 2001: First CIA Agents Heading to Afghanistan Are Told ‘Gloves Are Off’ and to Bring Back Bin Laden’s ‘Head in a Box’
  34. 2001-09-19 September 19, 2001: Rumored Meeting Between Saudi Fundamentalists and ISI to Help Taliban
  35. 2001-09-19 September 19, 2001: Pakistani President Musharraf Tells His Country He Still Supports the Taliban, Refuses to Condemn Al-Qaeda
  36. 2001-09-21 September 21, 2001: US Denies Plans for Afghanistan Regime Change
  37. 2001-09-26 September 26, 2001: CIA Advance Team Prepares for Afghanistan Bombing Campaign
  38. 2001-09-26 September 26, 2001: First CIA Operatives Arrive in Afghanistan to Launch War against Taliban
  39. 2001-09-27 September 27, 2001: First CIA Covert Teams Enter Afghanistan
  40. 2001-10-02 Mid-September-October 2, 2001: CIA Official Holds Secret but Unfruitful Talks with Taliban Second-in-Command over Fate of Bin Laden
  41. 2001-10-07 Mid-September-October 7, 2001: ISI Director Gives Military Advice to Taliban
  42. 2001-10-07 September 18-October 7, 2001: US Begins Using Predator Drone over Afghanistan
  43. 2001-10-07 October 7, 2001: US Begins Bombing in Afghanistan
  44. 2001-10-07 October 7, 2001: US Hesitates, Fails to Kill Mullah Omar
  45. 2001-10-07 Mid-September 2001-October 7, 2001: US Fails to Strike at Bin Laden Despite Good Intelligence
  46. 2001-10-08 October 8, 2001: Pakistani President Musharraf Assigns Taliban Sympathizer to Catch Terrorists Fleeing Afghanistan
  47. 2001-10-08 October 8, 2001: Ex-CIA Director’s Meeting With Taliban Leader Is Called Off
  48. 2001-10-12 October 12, 2001: President Bush Decides Against Attempting to Seal the Afghanistan-Pakistan Border to Prevent Al-Qaeda and Taliban from Escaping
  49. 2001-10-15 October 15, 2001: Russian Newspaper Calls Afghanistan War US Political Power Move
  50. 2001-10-19 October 19, 2001: US Special Forces Arrive in Afghanistan