The Terrorist
Attack of September 11th and the War on Terrorism
Timeline
of Events
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September 11, 2001
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- Two hijacked airliners
crash into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. A third
hijacked plane crash into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. and a fourth plane
crash into the ground in Pennsylvania.
- The damaged World Trade
Center towers collapse killing thousands of people still trapped inside. Altogether,
approximately 3000 people died or remain missing.
- Osama Bin Laden immediately
identified as a prime suspect.
September 12, 2001
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- President George W. Bush
calls for America's allies to join the "war on terrorism".
September 19, 2001
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- The United States sends
aircraft and navy ships to bases in the Middle East as part of "Operation
Enduring Freedom".
October 7, 2001 -
- First airstrikes launched
against Taliban targets in Afghanistan.
- Northern Alliance troops
fight the Taliban for control of the country.
October 16, 2001
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- United States and Pakistan
reach an agreement that once the Taliban are defeated, the government in Afghanistan
should be multi-ethnic and democratically elected.
November 27, 2001
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- United Nations peace
talks begin Bonn, Switzerland concerning the creation of a government structure
in Afghanistan.
December 5, 2001
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- An agreement is reached
in which Afghans from the four main ethnic groups will share power.
December 13, 2001
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- Hamid Karzai, the new
head of the interim government in Afghanistan, enters the capital city of
Kabul to assume power.
December 14, 2001
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- The European Union agrees
to establish an international peacekeeping force of between 3,000 and 4,000
troops led by the British Army.
December 22, 2001
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- The interim government
of Hamid Karzai inaugurated.
December 28, 2001
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- The new government of
Afghanistan calls for the United State to cease bombing raids once the few
remaining Taliban and al-Qaeda bases have been destroyed.
January 10, 2002
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- The British defense secretary
announces that the British-led international security force will consist of
about 5,000 soldiers from 18 countries.
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