Osama Bin Laden: How the U.S. helped midwife a terrorist

By Ahmed Rashid

A history of U.S. involvement in Central Asia, leading to the rise of Muslim radicals in 43 countries.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Peshawar":

"… with Pakistan and Afghanistan and be influenced by the jihad.In camps near Peshawar [near the Afghanistan border] and in Afghanistan, these radicals met each …"

"… Muslim League and the Muslim Brotherhood in the northern Pakistan city of Peshawar. The centre was run by Abdullah Azam, a Jordanian Palestinian whom Bin Lad …"

"… as his leader. Azam and his two sons were assassinated by a bomb blast in Peshawar in 1989.During the 1980s, Azam had forged close links with Hikmetyar and A …"

"… bdul Rasul Sayyaf, the Afghan Islamic scholar, whom the Saudis had sent to Peshawar to promote Wahabbism. Saudi funds flowed to Azam and the Makhtab at Khidma …"

Afghanistan: Heart of darkness

By Ahmed Rashid

LAHORE, Pakistan, August 5, 1999 — As the Taliban launch a new offensive against opposition forces, the threat which this Islamic regime pos

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"… ttempt a pre-emptive strike. Some say a U.S. commando group has arrived in Peshawar in northern Pakistan and is preparing to grab him, others that a U.S. airc …"

Afghanistan: Inside the Taliban

LAHORE, Pakistan, October 18, 2001 — UNITED STATES and British forces that launched their assault on Afghanistan this week can expect tough

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"… her and they will not betray each other,” says an Afghan intellectual in Peshawar.The “moderate” wing of the Taliban has emerged from later recruits to …"

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Arrested Italian cell sheds light on Bin Laden's European network

By Leo Sisti and Maud S. Beelman

WASHINGTON, October 3, 2001 — On a cold winter night last January, on the outskirts of Milan, Italian anti-terrorist police intercepted a fr

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"… e belonged to Abu Doha in London and the other to a Bin Laden operative in Peshawar, Pakistan, who ran a residence for mujahedeen training in Afghanistan. The …"

The Taliban and tobacco

By Aamir Latif and Kate Willson

Smuggled cigarettes give boost to Pakistani militants

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"… ,” and to a number of cigarette-filled warehouses he is said to own near Peshawar — the region’s largest city, 25 miles east of his home. Because most o …"