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| | War in Afghanistan Open-Content investigative project managed by mtuck
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.
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Events Recently Added to the War in Afghanistan timeline
- 12/15
- Employee Complains to Supervisor about BAE’s Intent to Sell Weapon System to Pakistan, April 29, 2011, posted by tmfgl
- 12/15
- Employee Discovers BAE Systems’ Intent to Sell Weapon System to Pakistan, April 2011, posted by tmfgl
- 12/5
- Marine Who Rescued Trapped Soldiers in Afghanistan Battle Receives Honorable Discharge, May 2010, posted by tmfgl
- 12/4
- Marines Rescue Trapped Troops in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, September 8, 2009, posted by tmfgl
- 10/31
- US Study Finds Dozens of Civilians Killed in Drone Strikes in Pakistan over Past Year, July 18, 2011, posted by KJF
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What's New?
8/10/2009 Occupation Events, Tillman Death Covered
The War in Afghanistan is quite active, with new contributors Rye and VPresley documenting the US occupation and the death of Pat Tillman, respectively. Both contributors have large amounts of material ready to publish in the next few days. We welcome your contributions to this project.
2/22/2009 Progress
We’ve finished crossposting information from other projects and timelines, and have added some new material as well. We’re looking forward to the contributions of two of our new grant recipients to fill out this project. If you would like to be part of this process, please volunteer by clicking the link above. We welcome your support!
1/11/2009 New Project, and a Slightly Different Approach
This project is being handled a little differently than is usual for the Commons. The contributors have long desired a project devoted entirely to the US-led war in Afghanistan, and the events and issues that led to that war. Much material about the Afghan war, and the terrorist groups and organizations that are such key players in it, exists in other … More |
Recently Added Events
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- Pakistani Militant Group Helps Al-Qeada Operatives Escape into Pakistan, Late 2001-Early 2002, posted by Paul
- 8/11
- Some US Officials Question Pakistani Government’s Knowledge of Bin Laden’s Abbottabad Hideout, May 2, 2011 and After, posted by Paul
- 8/11
- US Leaders Decide Intelligence on Hideout in Abbottabad, Pakistan, Is Good Enough for Action, Mid-February 2011, posted by Paul
- 8/10
- Unknown Important Al-Qaeda Figure Has House Raided in Abbottabad, Pakistan, After April 2004, posted by Paul
- 8/8
- Local Photographer Documents Drone Strikes in Warizistan, Finds Many Civilians Killed for Each Militant Death, 2008 and After, posted by Paul
- 8/7
- US Transfers ‘Ghost’ Prisoner Ghul to Pakistani Custody, (Mid-2006), posted by Paul
- 8/7
- ISI Admits Taliban Leader Haqqani Is Asset, 2006, posted by Paul
- 8/6
- Senior NATO Official Says Bin Laden Is in House in Northwest Pakistan, Protected by ISI, October 18, 2010, posted by Paul
- 8/6
- Pakistani Prime Minister Gillani Publicly Opposes US Drone Strikes, Privately Allows Them, August 23, 2008, posted by Paul
- 8/6
- Bin Laden and Al-Zawahiri Escape Undetected North to Remote Province in Afghanistan, (December 15, 2001), posted by Paul
- 8/6
- Intelligence Leads to Al-Qaeda Leader Abu Zubaida’s Location; Accounts Differ, February-March 28, 2002, posted by Paul
- 8/5
- Bin Laden and Al-Zawahiri Hide in Remote Afghanistan Province Completely Undetected, Late December 2001-Late 2002, posted by Paul
- 8/4
- Secretary of State Clinton Diplomatic Cable Claims Some in ISI Support Taliban and Other Militant Groups, December 2009, posted by Paul
- 8/4
- US Ambassador to Pakistan Secretly Advises that No Amount of US Aid Will Stop Pakistan from Supporting Militants; Policy Change Is Needed, September 23, 2009, posted by Paul
- 8/4
- Indian Intelligence Allegedly Warns US that Bin Laden Is Hiding in Military Garrison Area, Probably in Northwest Pakistan, Early 2008, posted by Paul
- 8/4
- Indian Intelligence Allegedly Warns US that Bin Laden Is Likely Hiding in Northwest Pakistan, Mid-2007, posted by Paul
- 8/4
- Taliban Hold Militant Training Camp in Abbottabad, Pakistan, July 2001, posted by mtuck
- 8/3
- German Captured in Afghanistan Allegedly Tells US that Bin Laden Is in Abbottabad, Pakistan, July 2010, posted by Paul
- 8/3
- Reporter Says Bin Laden Is Living in Pakistani Villa, Not a Cave; Source Is US Intelligence Officer, October 3, 2008, posted by JMG
- 8/3
- US Military Gives Bin Laden Search Surprisingly Low Priority, February 2006, posted by Paul
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Recently Updated Events
Showing 1-20 of 72 recently updated events: next 20 - 8/8
- Bin Laden Allegedly Lives in Hideout near Abbottabad, Pakistan, 2003-Late 2005, posted by Paul
- 8/8
- Some Congressional Leaders Briefed about Bin Laden Hideout Intel, Early December 2010, posted by Paul
- 8/2
- NATO Takes Control of US-Led Military Operations in Afghanistan, July-October 2006, posted by mtuck
- 7/27
- Reports Claims Al-Qaeda Leader Swedan Arrested in Pakistan; Reports Apparently False, July 11, 2002, posted by Paul
- 7/27
- Drone Strike Misses Pakistani Taliban Leader; 10 to 12 Low-Level Militants Killed, April 1, 2009, posted by Paul
- 7/25
- US Ambassador Criticizes Pakistan for Not Arresting Taliban Leaders, June 18, 2005, posted by Paul
- 7/25
- Pakistani President Zardari Admits Pakistan ‘Created and Nurtured’ Terrorist Networks, July 7, 2009, posted by JMG
- 7/21
- Suicide Bombing on Indian Embassy in Kabul Kills 54; Afghan and Indian Governments Blame ISI and Taliban, July 7, 2008, posted by Paul
- 10/30
- CIA Lacks Resources to Monitor Al-Qaeda Haven in Pakistan, Due to Iraq War, Early 2004, posted by KJF
- 10/27
- McChrystal Reportedly Installs Career Paramilitary Officer, Friend, as CIA Station Chief in Kabul, Summer 2009, posted by KJF
- 10/22
- CIA Given Control of Al-Libi, Renders Him to Egypt, January 2002 and After, posted by KJF
- 9/23
- CIA Officer Later Accused of Date Rape Returns to Agency, Deployed to Afghanistan, After September 11, 2001, posted by KJF
- 3/6
- First CIA Operatives Arrive in Afghanistan to Launch War against Taliban, September 26, 2001, posted by ECIntel
- 11/4
- General Says US Military Looking to Eventually Equip the Afghan Air Corps with Drones, August 12, 2009, posted by Rye
- 8/23
- Al-Qaeda Fighters and Bin Laden Said to Move into Jalalabad without Hindrance, Late October-Early November 2001, posted by mtuck
- 8/18
- Richard Holbrooke and Stanley McChrystal Call Eminent War Historian to Discuss Parallels between Vietnam and Afghanistan, July 27, 2009, posted by Rye
- 5/31
- Rumsfeld Announces ‘War on Terror’ Suspects to be Housed at Guantanamo Bay Naval Station, December 27, 2001, posted by mtuck
- 5/3
- Pakistani Troops Start to Guard Parts of Tora Bora Border but Then Withdraw, December 10, 2001, posted by mtuck
- 4/12
- Gen. Franks: US Is Deploying Resources from Afghanistan to Iraq, February 19, 2002, posted by mtuck
- 4/7
- Memo to President Carter Gives Pakistan Green Light to Pursue Nuclear Weapons Program, December 26, 1979, posted by KJF
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This projects details the war in Afghanistan since its inception in October 2001 through the present.
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