KnowraAl-QaedaLinked fromLinked fromThe 27 pages that link to Al-Qaeda, each with the reason it gives.All 27Broader topic 3Related 12Narrower topic 8Compared with 4Soviet–Afghan WarRelated: Networks formed around the anti-Soviet jihad later contributed to its emergence.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.Operation Enduring FreedomRelated: Destroying its Afghan bases and disrupting its leadership were central stated aims.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.Egyptian Islamic JihadRelated: The 1998 merger placed Egyptian Islamic Jihad within al-Qaeda’s international structure.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.