WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The group was founded by Usama Bin Laden and Muhammad Atef, a/k/a “Abu Hafs al Masry, ‘’ together with “Abu Ubaidah al Banshiri, ‘’ and others. From in or about 1989 until the present, the group called itself “al Qaeda” ("the Base").

Detailed explanation-2: -One of the most important military engagements of the first phase of the Afghanistan War, it was believed that al-Qaida-leader Osama bin Laden, mastermind of the September 11 attacks, was hiding out in the caves. Bin Laden escaped during the assault.