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Al-Qaeda is Founded
A terroist group is formed by Osama Bin Ladin. Al-Zawahiri is currently leading it. This group has attacked the U.S. many times. -
Operation Cyclone
Operation Cyclone was the Untied States Central Intelligance Program that funded for anticommunist gurrillas in Afghanistan. It started on July 3rd and lasted until 1989. -
Soviet-Afghan War
It was a war fought with the Soviet Forces and Afghanistan forces against multi-national groups called the Mujahideen. The griyps had military training and the war lasted 9 years, 3 weeks, and one day, The U.S. helped fuinance and arm the Mugahideen and they won the war. -
Afghan Mujahedeen is Formed
It was formed by the seven Afghanistan mujahideen parties fighting against the soviet and democratic republic of Afrgan forces so that they wouldnt become a communist counrty. -
First Al-Qaeda Attack In Yemen
Al-Qaeda bombed a hotel where U.S. troops gad veeb staying. No troops were killed but in the process two Austrilian tourists were. -
World Trade Center Bombing(Not 9/11)
A truck bomb exploded below the North Tower of the World Trade Center and was intended to kill tens and thousands of people, But killed only 6 people and injured more than a thousand. -
Taliban allows Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan
The Taliban that was currently controling Afghanistan allowed the terrorist group Al-Qaeda to set up camps and train to attack the U.S. 1997-2001 -
United States Embassy Bombings
A bunch of attacks that occured where 100s of people were killed by truck bombings in East Africian at the U.S. embassies. The attacks were linked to local members too. -
Osama Bin Laden is Killed
He was killed in Pakistan shorty after 1am by Navy SEALS of the U.S. He was the founder of the terrorist group Al-Qaeda and was the one who planned out 9/11.
