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Operation Cyclone
Operation Cyclone was the code name for the United States CIA financing Afghanistan to help in the fight against the soviets. -
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Soviet Afghan War
The insurgent groups known as Mujaheddin fought a large guerrilla war against the soviets witch is a war with small figured groups. Around 2 million citizens were killed during this war. The full war lasted 9 years, 1 month, 3 weeks in one day. Ending with soviet failure and the continuation of the afghan civil war. -
The Afghan Mujaheddin is formed
The date in unclear if it was 1981 or 1985. but lets just call it 1981. In 1981 a 7 party alliance begun their fight gained the soviet backed Afghan forces -
Al-Qaeda is founded
The dangerous terrorist known as Al-Qaeda has been formed as a Sunni Islamist multinational organization . founded by Osama bin Laden, Ayman alzawhahiri, and Abdullah Yusuf Azzam. -
First Al-Qaeda attack in Somalia
The terrorist group set a bomb off at at the Gold Mohur hotel where U.S troops were staying. lucky for the troops they were already gone when the bomb had went off -
World trade center bombed
On February 26 1993, a terrorist group rammed a bomb truck into the world trade center with the intent to bring both towers down but failed. In the event they had killed 6 and injured over 1000 -
taliban allows Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan
The Taliban (currently in control at the time) was completely OK with the group Al-Qaeda Entering their controlled territory of Afghanistan. (not much information could be found on this matter). -
United states embassy bombings
On august 7th, 1998 There were two planned bombings in U.S Embassys in africa. they were both truck bombings one in Kenya and one in tonzania. Killing over 200 people. -
Osama Bin Laden killed
On May 2nd 2011, A group of United states Navy Seals killed the leader of Al-Qaeda Osama bin laden.
