Did the US work with Osama bin Laden?

No Americans ever trained or had direct contact with the mujahideen, and no American official ever went inside Afghanistan. Marc Sageman, a Foreign Service Officer who was based in Islamabad from 1987–1989, and worked closely with Afghanistan’s Mujahideen, states that no American money went to the foreign volunteers.

Why Osama bin Laden became an enemy of the United States?

He was banished from Saudi Arabia in 1992, and shifted his base to Sudan, until US pressure forced him to leave Sudan in 1996. After establishing a new base in Afghanistan, he declared a war against the United States, initiating a series of bombings and related attacks….

Osama bin Laden
Rank	General Emir of al-Qaeda

Did Osama bin Laden speak English?

behaviour, personal charm and bravery in battle” have been described as “legendary.” According to Michael Scheuer, bin Laden claims to speak only Arabic. In a 1998 interview, he had the English questions translated into Arabic. But others, such as Rhimaulah Yusufzai and Peter Bergen, believe he understood English.

When did the United States stop giving aid to Pakistan?

With sanctions waived in 1994 with Pakistan’s willingness to participate with the United States in the wars in Somalia and Bosnia, the United States again suspended aid and imposed sanctions along with India in 1998, only to be lifted once again with the United States engagement in Afghanistan in 2001.

What really happened to Osama bin Laden?

On a clear night in early May 2011, U.S. Navy SEALs found and killed Osama bin Laden in his hideout in the Pakistani city of Abbottabad. A secret Pakistani investigation of the operation, leaked to Al Jazeera, concludes that the operation was a “great humiliation” for Pakistan, the worst since the 1971 war with India.

Why doesn’t Pakistan release bin Laden’s House Report yet?

In short, it is a devastating report, which is probably why Pakistan has yet to officially release it, six months after it was finished. High value target number one, bin Laden, was surrounded by his family in the Abbottabad villa he was hiding in for six years. Three of his wives, eight of his children and five of his grandchildren were with him.

What was the American interest in Pakistan as an ally?

American interest in Pakistan as an ally against the spread of communism primarily was focused towards maintaining excellent ties with Pakistan’s military establishment. Prime Minister Huseyn Suhrawardy paid several official visits to the United States – typically with his Army commander, Ayub Khan, at his side.