Patterns of Global Terrorism 1998 - Afghanistan

Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Patterns of Global Terrorism 1998 - Afghanistan, United States Department of State, 1 April 1999, https://www.refworld.org/reference/annualreport/usdos/1999/en/44500 [accessed 17 February 2025]
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Islamic extremists from around the world – including large numbers of Egyptians, Algerians, Palestinians, and Saudis – in 1998 continued to use Afghanistan as a training ground and a base of operations for their worldwide terrorist activities. The Taliban, which controls most of the territory in Afghanistan, facilitated the operation of training and indoctrination facilities for non-Afghans and provided logistical support and sometimes passports to members of various terrorist organizations. Throughout 1998 the Taliban continued to host Usama Bin Ladin, who was indicted in November for the bombings in August of two US Embassies in East Africa.

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