To understand Al-Qaeda, we must go back to the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. This war became a breeding ground for radical Islamism, attracting thousands of foreign fighters, including a wealthy Saudi named Osama bin Laden.📌&nbsp;Key Points Covered:<ul><li>The Soviet-Afghan War (1979-1989):&nbsp;How Afghanistan became a battleground between communism and Islamic insurgents.</li><li>The Role of the United States &amp; Pakistan:&nbsp;How the CIA, ISI (Pakistan’s intelligence agency), and Saudi Arabia funded and armed the Mujahideen under Operation Cyclone.</li><li>Osama bin Laden’s Emergence:&nbsp;His journey from a privileged Saudi family to the mountains of Afghanistan, where he built training camps with U.S.-supplied weapons.</li><li>The Birth of Al-Qaeda (1988):&nbsp;How bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri established an organization focused not just on fighting in Afghanistan but waging a global jihad.</li></ul>

The Origins of Al-Qaeda

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