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The 17 pages that link to Osama bin Laden, each with the reason it gives.

• September 11 attacksRelated: He approved the operation and framed it as retaliation against U.S. policies.

• War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)Related: His presence under Taliban protection was a central prewar dispute.

• Al-QaedaRelated: His leadership, wealth, and organizing shaped the network’s formation and direction.

• Ahmad Shah MassoudRelated: Al-Qaeda operatives assassinated Massoud shortly before the September 11 attacks.

• Operation Enduring FreedomRelated: The U.S. sought his capture after the September 11 attacks; he remained at large during the initial invasion.

• Mullah OmarRelated: Omar sheltered bin Laden in Afghanistan despite pressure to expel him.

• Salafi jihadismRelated: He turned a transnational militant network into a prominent advocate of global jihad.

• Ayman al-ZawahiriRelated: Al-Zawahiri became bin Laden’s deputy and succeeded him as al-Qaeda’s leader.

• Egyptian Islamic JihadRelated: His organization became Egyptian Islamic Jihad’s partner and eventual organizational home.

• Khalid Sheikh MohammedRelated: Mohammed is accused of proposing the September 11 operation to bin Laden, who approved it.

• Jamal KhashoggiRelated: Khashoggi interviewed bin Laden during the Afghan war, before bin Laden became a globally notorious militant leader.

• Killing of Osama bin LadenRelated: The intelligence hunt focused on locating al-Qaeda’s leader.

• Mohamed AttaRelated: Atta’s operation was carried out under bin Laden’s al-Qaeda leadership.

• Robert FiskRelated: Fisk interviewed bin Laden three times in the 1990s, producing widely discussed profiles.

• Zacarias MoussaouiRelated: Bin Laden led the organization Moussaoui joined and the attacks tied to his case.