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Haqqani's earliest formation as a network
The overthrow of king Mohammad Zahir Shah by Daud Khan sparked the first formation of the Haqqani Network as an anti-Daud offensive in the mid 1970's -
Haqqani joins radical Anti-Soviet group
from 1976-1979 Haqqani is member of execuative commitee of one of the most radical anti soviet groups, the Hizb-i Islami. -
Relationship With Bin Laden Formed
relationship between Haqqani Leader Jalaluddin and Al-Qaeda laeder Osama Bin Laden was formed in the context of Anti-Soviet resistance between 1984 and 1986 -
Haqqani Joins the Taliban
After the Taliban took control of Paktia they offered Haqqani a cabinat level appoitnment as Minister of Tribal Affairs. Out of self interest, Jalaluddin Haqqani decided to join the Taliban movement -
Haqqanis Flee to Pakistani
After the U.S. invastion of Afganistan, the Haqqanis fleed to Pakistani to regroup in order to fight the coalistion forces across the border in Afganistan -
Assassination attempts on Hamid Karzai
Haqqani carries out assassination attempts on Hamid Karzai the 12th and current President of Afganistan -
Indian embassy Bombing in Kabul
US intelligence blamed the Network for the 2008 bombing in Kabul. Suicide bombing killed 58 people and wounded 141 -
omar Haqqani Killed
Jalaluddin's son, Omar, was killed this day in a firefight with coalition forces in Paktia -
Truck Bomb explodes in Wardak
A duper massive truck bomb exploded outside a combat outpost in Wardak Afganistan killing 5 and wounding 77 U.S, soldiers. Pentagon blamed the Network fo this attack -
Pakistani agrees to control movement of Network
After a visit by Hillary Clinton to Pakistan, Their army agreed with the U.S. to restrict the Network's movement along the Afgan boarder
