Where are the Taliban training camps?
Shorbak district
The training camps were found in the Shorbak district, an area right along the Pakistan border. The special operation was said to take several days to take down the camp in 2015, and was also in coordination with the Afghanistan military forces.
Does Pakistan help al Qaeda?
Author Gordon Thomas states that whilst aiding in the capture of Al Qaeda members, Pakistan “still sponsored terrorist groups in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, funding, training and arming them in their war of attrition against India”.
What was the name of the camp bin Laden built in Afghanistan?
The al-Faruq Camp in Khost. When Bin Laden returned to Afghanistan in May 1996, al-Qaida already had access to a cluster of training camps at Jihad Wal in Khost. The most famous of these camps was al-Faruq.
When was al Qaeda formed?
1988, Peshawar, PakistanAl-Qaeda / Founded
Who are the mujahideen fighters?
mujahideen, Arabic mujāhidūn, members of a number of guerrilla groups operating in Afghanistan during the Afghan War (1978–92) that opposed the invading Soviet forces and eventually toppled the Afghan communist government.
Who were the first inhabitants of Afghanistan?
Indo-Iranians
The first known people were Indo-Iranians, but their date of arrival has been estimated widely from as early as about 3000 BCE to 1500 BCE. (For further detail see Indo-Aryan migration.)
What started 911?
Some of the motivations for the attack Al-Qaeda cited were: U.S. support of Israel, the presence of U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia and sanctions against Iraq. After evading capture for almost a decade, bin Laden was located in a hideout in Abbottabad, Pakistan, and subsequently killed by the U.S. military on May 2, 2011.
Were the mujahideen Sunni or Shia?
The Afghan mujahideen were generally divided into two distinct alliances: the larger and more significant Sunni Islamic union collectively referred to as the “Peshawar Seven”, based in Pakistan, and the smaller Shia Islamic union collectively referred to as the “Tehran Eight”, based in Iran; as well as independent …
Why is Zero Dark Thirty called that?
The film’s working title was For God and Country. The title Zero Dark Thirty was officially confirmed at the end of the film’s teaser trailer. Bigelow has explained that “it’s a military term for 30 minutes after midnight, and it refers also to the darkness and secrecy that cloaked the entire decade-long mission.”