The al-Qaida leader envisaged an economically battered US withdrawing from the Middle East – and a global Muslim uprising. Then the tide turned On 11 September, 25 years ago, Osama bin Laden drove with a small number of al-Qaida retainers and aides to a remote location in eastern Afghanistan. H...

Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/11/osama-bin-laden-9-11-al-qaida-us-middle-east-muslim)

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