Al-Qaeda was founded by Osama bin Laden in 1988. However, the organization’s roots can be traced back to the Soviet-Afghan War, where bin Laden, along with other mujahideen, received support from several countries, including the United States through its CIA program, Operation Cyclone. This support was aimed at countering Soviet influence in Afghanistan.
The US created al-qaeda.
Al-Qaeda means "the list". It got this name from CIA officers who worked with the people on "the list" which were middle eastern informants, terrorists, spies and rebels whom were curated, organized and in some cases funded by the CIA.
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There are claims and discussions on platforms like X suggesting that the U.S. had a significant role in the creation or at least the empowerment of groups like Al-Qaeda. These perspectives argue that the U.S., through its funding and arming of mujahideen fighters, inadvertently or directly contributed to the formation of Al-Qaeda. However, these claims are often debated, with some seeing them as oversimplifications or misrepresentations of a complex geopolitical situation.
The global terror network founded by Osama bin Laden has been responsible for thousands of deaths on 9/11 and several other deadly attacks across the globe.
From a historical and factual standpoint, bin Laden is recognized as the founder of Al-Qaeda, but the broader context of its formation involves international politics, support for anti-Soviet forces, and the subsequent evolution of those groups into a terrorist network.
