Osama bin Laden - Wikipedia
Osama bin Laden [a] (10 March 1957 – 2 May 2011) was a Saudi Arabian–born Islamist dissident and militant leader who was the founder and first general emir of al-Qaeda. Ideologically a pan-Islamist, Bin Laden participated in the Afghan Jihad against the Soviet Union, and supported the Bosnian mujahideen during the Yugoslav Wars.
Osama bin Laden — FBI
Jun 7, 2023 · Osama bin Laden was a violent terrorist and founder of al Qaeda who killed thousands of innocent men, women, and children before his death in 2011.
Taliban ‘offered bin Laden trial before 9/11’ - Al Jazeera
Sep 11, 2011 · The Taliban government in Afghanistan offered to present Osama bin Laden for a trial long before the attacks of September 11, 2001, but the US government showed no interest, according to a senior...
Afghanistan, the Taliban, and Osama bin Laden: The …
Ten years after 9/11, the United States is still fighting a war in Afghanistan against the Taliban. This article details key issues and events including the rise of the Taliban and the emergence of Osama bin Laden as a global terrorist figure.
A NATION CHALLENGED: THE BOND; How bin Laden and Taliban Forged Jihad ...
Nov 22, 2001 · One of the primary reasons Mr. bin Laden exerted so much influence over Afghanistan was clearly his relationship with Mullah Muhammad Omar, the one-time clerk who rose to become spiritual...
Who Is Bin Laden? - A Biography Of Osama Bin Laden - PBS
He was surprised when a delegation of Taliban came to meet him by order of Mullah Omer, the leader of Taliban, with instructions to reassure him that he will have even better protection under...
The history of the Taliban | News - Al Jazeera
Aug 18, 2021 · The US invaded Afghanistan on October 7, 2001, after the Taliban refused to hand over al-Qaeda’s leader, Osama bin Laden, who was hiding in Afghanistan after being initially invited back to the...
The history of Afghanistan and US ties, from the Cold War to 9/11 - Vox
Aug 21, 2021 · The Taliban doesn’t have air support, there’s no Taliban air force. And so they actually pursued peace quite early on. In October 2001, they offer to hand over Osama bin Laden in return for...
The Troublesome Guest (Chapter 4) - Al-Qaida in Afghanistan
Jul 26, 2017 · Bin Laden used the Taliban’s internal weaknesses to his and al-Qaida's advantage. In early 1999 he managed to reach a compromise with Mullah Omar: He would stop issuing statements and interviews, while continuing to pursue his anti-American agenda in private.
The new age of conflict, the ‘war on terror’ and the impact on ...
In 1994, a group called the Taliban came to prominence. These were very strict Muslim fighters who imposed strict Sharia law on Afghanistan. What was Sharia law? The Taliban sheltered some...