| Notes of a meeting of bin Laden and others on August 20, 1988 indicate that al-Qaeda was a formal group by that time: "Basically an organized Islamic faction, its goal is to lift the word of God, to make his religion victorious | from the original on December 2, 2020 |
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| from the original on July 22, 2013 | : Harvard International Relations Council |
Through two other tapes aired by Al Jazeera in 2006, Osama bin Laden announced, "I am the one in charge of the nineteen brothers.
16| Bin Laden had an olive complexion and was left-handed, usually walking with a cane | from the original on April 14, 2010 |
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| Allegations of Pakistan-support protection of bin Laden Main article: Bin Laden was killed within the fortified complex of buildings that were probably built for him, and had reportedly been his home for at least five years | Restle, Georg; Sieker, Ekkehard December 20, 2001 |
On February 2, 2010, Afghan president arrived in Saudi Arabia for an official visit.
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