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The 27 pages that link to Al-Qaeda, each with the reason it gives.

• Soviet–Afghan WarRelated: Networks formed around the anti-Soviet jihad later contributed to its emergence.

• September 11 attacksNarrower topic: The organization planned and carried out the September 11 attacks.

• TalibanCompared with: Unlike the Taliban, al-Qaeda pursues a transnational insurgent project rather than governing Afghanistan.

• War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)Related: Its Afghan sanctuary became the central stated target of the 2001 invasion.

• Afghan mujahideenRelated: Foreign volunteers and wartime networks formed part of the background to its later emergence.

• War on TerrorRelated: Its attack on the United States supplied the campaign’s central adversary and stated initial objective.

• Osama bin LadenBroader topic: It was the organization bin Laden founded and led.

• JihadismBroader topic: It became an influential model for organizing jihadist violence across national borders.

• Operation Enduring FreedomRelated: Destroying its Afghan bases and disrupting its leadership were central stated aims.

• Abu Bakr al-BaghdadiCompared with: The Islamic State broke with al-Qaeda over authority, strategy, and territorial control.

• Al-ShabaabRelated: Al-Shabaab publicly joined al-Qaeda in 2012, linking the Somali insurgency to a global network.

• BlowbackRelated: Its attacks on the United States illustrate threats from actors shaped by earlier regional conflicts.

• Mullah OmarRelated: Omar’s protection of bin Laden after 1996 became a defining international dispute.

• Al-Qaeda in the Islamic MaghrebNarrower topic: AQIM’s 2007 affiliation placed the Algerian group within al-Qaeda’s network.

• Salafi jihadismBroader topic: Its network-based strategy offers a contrast to the Islamic State’s territorial caliphate project.

• Abu Musab al-ZarqawiNarrower topic: Al-Zarqawi's group joined al-Qaeda, but retained a distinct Iraqi strategy and leadership.

• Ayman al-ZawahiriNarrower topic: Al-Zawahiri led this organization after bin Laden’s death.

• Operation CycloneCompared with: Its later emergence is often conflated with the Afghan aid program, despite distinct origins and organization.

• Egyptian Islamic JihadRelated: The 1998 merger placed Egyptian Islamic Jihad within al-Qaeda’s international structure.

• Boko HaramCompared with: Boko Haram’s relationship to transnational jihadist networks differs from Al-Qaeda’s organizational history.

• 2004 Madrid train bombingsRelated: The perpetrators expressed jihadist allegiance, but investigators found no proof of direct operational control by al-Qaeda's leadership.

• 2002 Bali bombingsRelated: Contacts and ideological affinities between al-Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiyah informed investigations into the plot.

• 7 July 2005 London bombingsRelated: Investigators examined the bombers’ contacts and claimed inspiration in relation to the organization.

• Insurgency in the MaghrebNarrower topic: AQIM and JNIM belong to its network, unlike Islamic State affiliates.

• Killing of Osama bin LadenNarrower topic: The raid targeted the organization through its leader.

• Mohamed AttaNarrower topic: The organization recruited Atta and organized the operation he led.

• Zacarias MoussaouiNarrower topic: Moussaoui joined the organization whose September 11 plot shaped his prosecution.