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The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979 with the pretext of the Soviet-Afghan friendship treaty. -
Al Qaeda was created in Peshawar, Afghanistan by Osama bin Laden, Abdullah Azzam, and several other Arab volunteers in 1988. -
Osama left Saudi Arabia's after falling out with the ruling family over their support for the United States in the Gulf War. -
After the US victory in the Persian gulf, they established a large, permanent military presence including in Saudi Arabia, where the two most holy waters in afghanistan are located. This angered Osama Bin Laden -
In 1993, a terrorist bomb exploded in a parking garage under the World Trade Centre building and caused the collapse of parts of the building. The buildings structure wasn't critically damaged although the blast killed 6 people and injured more than a thousand. -
After facing international pressure, Sudan expels Osama Bin Laden, and he returns back to Afghanistan.
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On the day of september 11th, 2001, 19 Al Qaeda militants hijacked 4 planes for the use of a suicide attack. 2 of the planes were flown into the twin towers, 1 was flown into the pentagon and the other crashed in a field. Approximately 3000 people were killed -
The US and its allies began the invasion of Afghanistan aiming to find and destroy Al Qaeda. -
Osama Bin Laden was killed by US special forces in Pakistan during a US raid in Abbottabad. -
After 20 years of war with Afghanistan, US president Joe Biden announced the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan. This will officially occur on the 9th of the 11th.