Afghanistan timeline September 2001 - Afghanistan timeline September 2001 Afghanistan timeline Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 September 25, 2001 2 September 22, 2001 3 September 18, 2001 4 September 17, 2001 5 September 16, 2001 6 September 15, 2001 7 September 14, 2001 8 September 13, 2001 9 September 12, 2001 10 September 11, 2001 11 September 10, 2001 12 September 9, 2001 13 September 8, 2001 14 September 7, 2001 15 September 6, 2001 16 September 5, 2001 17 September 4, 2001 18 September 3, 2001 19 September 2, 2001 20 September 1, 2001 September 25, 2001 During a visit by Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, when a reporter asked if the United States should help Afghan people liberate themselves from Taliban rule, president George W. Bush said, "We're not.
Afghanistan timeline December 2001 - Afghanistan timeline December 2001 Afghanistan timeline Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 December 31, 2001 2 December 30, 2001 3 December 29, 2001 4 December 26, 2001 5 December 24, 2001 6 December 22, 2001 7 December 20, 2001 8 December 17, 2001 9 December 10, 2001 10 December 5, 2001 December 31, 2001 U.S. President George W. Bush named Afghan-born Zalmay Khalilzad, a top-ranking Muslim in the U.S. government, as a special envoy to help Afghanistan recover from Taliban rule. Pashtun soldiers, once loyal to the Taliban, attacked 20 Uzbek troops walking toward Yol Abad, Afghanistan. The gun battle lasted 20 minutes. A soldier from each side died. Seventy British troops arrived in Kabul, as Afghan Interior Minister Yunus Qanooni and British Major General John McColl,.
Afghanistan timeline June 2001 - Afghanistan timeline June 2001 Afghanistan timeline Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 June 1, 2001 2 Early June 2001 3 Mid-June 2001 4 June 21, 2001 5 June 22, 2001 June 1, 2001 Taliban forces begin a fresh attack on opposition positions in the centre and the northeastern Takhar province, around Taloqan. Early June 2001 Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar warns that his regime would consider any UN monitoring of the country's borders as a hostile act. Mid-June 2001 The anti-Taliban alliance accuses the Islamic regime of systematically destroying the central town of Yakawlang which has repeatedly changed hands between the two warring sides. They say that most of the town's 60,000 residents have now fled. June 21, 2001 The UN announces that it will establish large-scale.
Afghanistan timeline September 2003 - Afghanistan timeline September 2003 Timeline of Afghan history Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 September 30, 2003 2 September 29, 2003 3 September 28, 2003 4 September 27, 2003 5 September 26, 2003 6 September 24, 2003 7 September 23, 2003 8 September 20, 2003 9 September 19, 2003 10 September 15, 2003 11 September 14, 2003 12 September 13, 2003 13 September 12, 2003 14 September 11, 2003 15 September 10, 2003 16 September 9, 2003 17 September 8, 2003 18 September 7, 2003 19 September 5, 2003 20 September 4, 2003 21 September 3, 2003 22 September 2, 2003 23 September 1, 2003 September 30, 2003 Afghan Central Bank governor Anwar Ul-Haq Ahadi announced that Afghans should use their own Afghani currency in daily transactions.
Timeline of U.S. attack on Afghanistan in October 2001 - Timeline of U.S. attack on Afghanistan in October 2001 (EDT = GMT-4; Afghan time = GMT+4.30) Earlier Timeline September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack/Timeline October 2001 September 19, 2001 The U.S. sent combat aircraft to Persian Gulf military bases. Saturday, October 6, 2001 President George W. Bush tells Congressional leaders about the upcoming attack. Sunday, October 7, 2001 Osama bin Laden releases a videotaped statement before the attacks begin. 9:30 a.m. EDT (approx): The leader of the Northern Alliance says he believes the U.S.-led attack will begin "very soon". 11:30 a.m. EDT (approx): Israel is informed about the upcoming attack. 12:30 p.m. EDT (9 PM local time): the United States, supported by Britain, begins its attack on Afghanistan, launching bombs and cruise missiles against Taliban military and.
September 11, 2001 attacks timeline for October - September 11, 2001 attacks timeline for October This article is part of the September 11 series. Background history Planning and execution September 11 Rest of September October Aftermath All times, except where otherwise noted, in New York Time (EDT). This is four hours before GMT. Monday, October 1, 2001 The official count of bodies found at the site of the World Trade Center is 344; 289 have been identified. The official missing count at the World Trade Center is 5,219. Rudy Giuliani speaks to the United Nations General Assembly, the first time the mayor of the City of New York has done so in fifty years. Tuesday, October 2, 2001 The official count of bodies found at the site of the World Trade Center is 363;.
September 11, 2001 attacks timeline for September - September 11, 2001 attacks timeline for September This article is part of the September 11 series. Background history Planning and execution September 11 Rest of September October Aftermath All times, except where otherwise noted, in New York Time (EDT). This is four hours before GMT. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 September, 2001 1.1 Wednesday, September 12 1.2 Thursday, September 13 1.3 Friday, September 14 1.4 Saturday, September 15 1.5 Sunday, September 16 1.6 Monday, September 17 1.7 Tuesday, September 18 1.8 Wednesday, September 19 1.9 Thursday, September 20 1.10 Friday, September 21 1.11 Saturday, September 22 1.12 Sunday, September 23 1.13 Monday, September 24 1.14 Week of Monday, September 24 1.15 Tuesday, September 25 1.16 Wednesday, September 26 1.17 Thursday, September 27 1.18 Friday, September 28.
September 11, 2001 attacks timeline for the day of the attacks - September 11, 2001 attacks timeline for the day of the attacks This article is part of the September 11 series. Background history Planning and execution September 11 Rest of September October Aftermath All times in New York Time (EDT). This is four hours before UTC. Tuesday, September 11, 2001 7:58 AM: American Airlines Flight 11, a fully fueled Boeing 767 carrying 81 passengers and 11 crew, departs from Logan International Airport in Boston, bound for Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California. Shortly before takeoff, Mohammed Atta made a short (less than one minute) phone call to Marwan al-Shehhi. Mohammed Atta was in seat 8D. Satam al-Suqami, who had paid in cash that day, sat in seat 10B. Waleed Alshehri sat in seat 2B. Wail.
US governmental response to the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks - US governmental response to the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Military response 2 Domestic response 2.1 External Links and References Military response The United States government has announced its intentions to engage in a protracted war against terrorists and states which aid terrorists in response to the attack. The first target was the Taliban government in Afghanistan, because they did not turn over Osama bin Laden (prime suspect). The Taliban alleged their inability to satisfy this request and demanded their right to examine the evidence in which the United States government based its claims. This was denied and the United States government expressed its unwillingness to enter into any discussion. Also, there were some early indications that Iraq may have been involved, but nothing.
Afghanistan timeline January 1-16, 2002 - Afghanistan timeline January 1-16, 2002 Afghanistan timeline Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 January 16, 2002 2 January 15, 2002 3 January 14, 2002 4 January 13, 2002 5 January 12, 2002 6 January 11, 2002 7 January 10, 2002 8 January 9, 2002 9 January 8, 2002 10 January 7, 2002 11 January 6, 2002 12 January 5, 2002 13 January 4, 2002 14 January 3, 2002 15 January 2, 2002 16 January 1, 2002 January 16, 2002 A U.S congressional delegation met with Afghan president Hamid Karzai, promising American involvement in the country would not end with the winding down of the conflict. The delegation included senators Bob Smith, Byron Dorgan, Mark Dayton, Richard Durbin, and representative Ellen Tauscher. Their pledge was contrasted by representative.
Afghanistan timeline January 2003 - Afghanistan timeline January 2003 Afghanistan timeline Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 January 31, 2003 2 January 30, 2003 3 January 29, 2003 4 January 28, 2003 5 January 27, 2003 6 January 26, 2003 7 January 25, 2003 8 January 24, 2003 9 January 23, 2003 10 January 22, 2003 11 January 21, 2003 12 January 20, 2003 13 January 18, 2003 14 January 17, 2003 15 January 16, 2003 16 January 15, 2003 17 January 14, 2003 18 January 12, 2003 19 January 11, 2003 20 January 10, 2003 21 January 9, 2003 22 January 8, 2003 23 January 7, 2003 24 January 6, 2003 25 January 4, 2003 26 January 3, 2003 27 January 2, 2003 28 January 1, 2003 January 31, 2003 An.
Afghanistan timeline April 16-30, 2003 - Afghanistan timeline April 16-30, 2003 Afghanistan timeline Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 April 30, 2003 2 April 29, 2003 3 April 28, 2003 4 April 27, 2003 5 April 26, 2003 6 April 25, 2003 7 April 24, 2003 8 April 23, 2003 9 April 22, 2003 10 April 21, 2003 11 April 20, 2003 12 April 19, 2003 13 April 18, 2003 14 April 17, 2003 15 April 16, 2003 April 30, 2003 Pakistani officials announced they had apprehended six al-Qaeda suspects in Karachi, Pakistan. One of the men, Waleed bin Attash (aka Khalid al-Attash, was a Yemeni national wanted in connection with the USS Cole bombing. The other five suspects were Pakistanis. The six suspects were allegedly planning to carry out a series of.
Afghanistan timeline June 2003 - Afghanistan timeline June 2003 Afghanistan timeline Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 June 30, 2003 2 June 29, 2003 3 June 28, 2003 4 June 27, 2003 5 June 26, 2003 6 June 25, 2003 7 June 23, 2003 8 June 22, 2003 9 June 21, 2003 10 June 20, 2003 11 June 19, 2003 12 June 18, 2003 13 June 17, 2003 14 June 16, 2003 15 June 15, 2003 16 June 14, 2003 17 June 13, 2003 18 June 12, 2003 19 June 11, 2003 20 June 10, 2003 21 June 9, 2003 22 June 8, 2003 23 June 7, 2003 24 June 6, 2003 25 June 5, 2003 26 June 4, 2003 27 June 3, 2003 28 June 2, 2003 29 June 1, 2003.
Airport security repercussions due to the September 11, 2001 attacks - Airport security repercussions due to the September 11, 2001 attacks Box-cutter knives were apparently used in the September 11, 2001 attacks, though such knives are not usually considered weapons. The hijackers could have very easily gotten these type of knives past airport security since up until the attacks, they fit the qualifications to be permitted on U.S domestic flights: any knife with a blade up to 4 inches long was permitted. FAA rules placed into effect on September 13, 2001 prohibit any type of knife in secured airport areas and planes. Airport security for the two flights out of Newark and Washington Dulles had been provided by Argenbright Holdings Ltd, a company which had plead guilty to federal fraud charges in May 2000 because they had hired 1,300 untrained security.
Casualties of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks: Plane passengers - Casualties of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks: Plane passengers Any tributes to the individuals lost in this tragedy are welcome and encouraged at our memorial site. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Casualties 2 Planes 3 External Links and References Casualties Planes - World Trade Center - Pentagon Planes 265 people killed on four planes; 232 passengers, 25 flight attendants, 8 pilots. (Note that this total includes the 19 hijackers, who reportedly boarded the planes as passengers.) American Airlines flight 11 BOS-LAX (north tower of World Trade Center): 93 people: 82 passengers (including 5 hijackers), 9 flight attendants, 2 pilots John Ogonowski, 52, Dracut, Massachusets, captain Tom McGuinness, 42, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, first officer Barbara Arestegui, 38, Marstons Mills, Mass., flight attendant Jeffrey Collman, 41, Novato, Calif.,.
Communication during the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks - Communication during the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks Cell phones and in-plane credit card phones played a major role during and after the attack, starting with hijacked passengers who called family or notified the authorities about what was happening. Passengers and crew who made calls include Todd Beamer, Mark Bingham, Peter Hanson, Jeremy Glick, Barbara K. Olson, Madeline Amy Sweeney After the attack, the cell phone network of New York City was rapidly overloaded as traffic doubled over normal levels. Since three of the major broadcast networks had their transmission tower atop the North Tower (One World Trade Center), coverage was limited after the collapse of the tower. Emergency relief efforts in both Lower Manhattan and at the Pentagon were augmented by volunteer amateur radio operators in the.
Survivors of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks - Survivors of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks Please list any known survivors below. Any tributes to the individuals hurt or injured in this tragedy are welcome and encouraged at our memorial site Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 New York City 2 Pentagon 3 External Links 4 References New York City The great majority of the over 40,000 people working at the World Trade Center at the time of the attack evacuated safely. The vast majority of the employees of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, 2,500 employees in 2 WTC and 1,000 in 5 WTC 103 of 172 employees of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc., a securities company 617 of 618 employees of Lehman Brothers (floors 38-40 of WTC 1) 1875 of 1914 employees of Empire Blue Cross.
Responsibility for the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks - Responsibility for the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks There were reports that the Palestinian group DFLP (Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine) took responsibility for the crashes, but this was denied by a senior officer of the group soon after. There are filmed reports of celebrations on the West Bank, although according to articles in the German magazine Stern and the Swedish daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter at least one of them was staged. Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat denounced the attacks, saying it was counterproductive to any peace between Israelis and Palestinians. Next in line to claim responsibility were the Taliban of Afghanistan. The Taliban government subsequently denounced the attack and claimed that it was not connected to Osama bin Laden, the terrorist living in Afghanistan who.
Rescue and recovery effort after the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks - Rescue and recovery effort after the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks The area surrounding the World Trade Center became the site of the greatest number of casualties and missing, and physical destruction. This region became known in the ensuing days as "ground zero". Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Firefighters 2 Doctors, EMTs, etc. 3 Police 4 Engineers 5 Ironworkers 6 Truckdrivers 7 American Red Cross 8 National Guard 9 Volunteers 10 American Red Cross 11 Monetary Cost 11.1 External Links and References Firefighters New York City firefighters rushed to the World Trade Center minutes after the first plane struck the north tower. Chief brass set up a command center in the lobby as firefighters climbed up the stairs. FDNY deployed 200 units to the site. Many firefighters arrived at the.
Perpetrators of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks - Perpetrators of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks Many individuals were responsible for the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Hijackers 2 The Hamburg Cell and other conspirators 3 Related topics 4 External Links and References Hijackers There were 19 hijackers in all; five on three of the flights, four on one. U.S. authorities believe that the hijackers were in two groups--six core organizers, who included the four pilots and two others, and the remaining 13, who came to the United States later, in pairs in the spring and summer of 2001 via the UAE. The six organizers were the pilots--Mohammed Atta, Marwan Alshehhi, Ziad Jarrah, and Hani Hanjour--and Khalid Almihdhar and Nawaf Alhazmi. Several of the terrorist hijackers appeared to be traveling.
