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After nearly five years of shelter, bin Laden was expelled from Sudan in 1996 and arrived in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. [34] He had founded al-Qaeda in the late 1980s to continue jihad after the end of the Soviet–Afghan War. [35] He moved al-Qaeda's operations to eastern Afghanistan and developed a close relationship with the Taliban. [36]
The 9/11 Commission in the US found that under the Taliban, Al-Qaeda was able to use Afghanistan as a place to train and teach fighters, import weapons, coordinate with other jihadists, and plot terrorist actions. [117] While Al-Qaeda maintained its own camps in Afghanistan, it also supported training camps of other organizations. An estimated ...
Operation Enduring Freedom referred to the U.S.-led combat mission in Afghanistan. [16] [17] The codename was also used for counter-terrorism operations in other countries targeting Al Qaeda and remnants of the Taliban, such as OEF-Philippines, OEF-Trans Sahara, and possibly in Georgia's Pankisi Gorge, [18] primarily through government funding vehicles.
The last U.S. troops left Afghanistan on Aug. 30, 2021. Three years later, the Taliban's return to power has allowed al Qaeda and other terrorist groups to regain a presence in the country, and ...
A year after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, experts say there are signs their rule is allowing al Qaeda to stage a comeback in the country. WSJ’s Shelby Holliday takes a look at what ...
Sep. 5—MORGANTOWN — The Taliban, Al Qaeda and ISIS are three names on our lips more often these days in the wake of the chaotic U.S. exit from Afghanistan and the ongoing violent turmoil there.
Before the 9/11 attacks and the US invasion of Afghanistan, westerners who had been recruits at al-Qaeda training camps were sought after by al-Qaeda's military wing. Language skills and knowledge of Western culture were generally found among recruits from Europe, such was the case with Mohamed Atta , an Egyptian national studying in Germany at ...
In 1996, Taliban-controlled Afghanistan provided a perfect staging ground for Al-Qaeda. [53] While not officially working together, Al-Qaeda enjoyed the Taliban's protection and supported the regime in such a strong symbiotic relationship that many Western observers dubbed the Taliban's Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan as, "the world's first ...