Bin Laden was born around the year of 1957 in the country of Saudi Arabia. His father is of Yemeni origins and his mother is of Syrian origins. His fathers name is Mohammed Bin Laden. His father started a construction company that flourished and later made him a billionaire. Mohammed had various wives and had about 50 children. Osama is believed to be either the seventeenth son or the eightteenth son but that fact is not known for certain. Bin Laden went to school at King Abdul Aziz University in Jedda, Saudi Arabia, which introduced him to teachers who also introduced him to Islamic religions and politics.
In 1979, The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan where Bin Laden joined the Afghan risistance group. that was later turned into a jihad, or a holy war. The United States later came in and helped the Afghani's, Pakistan's, and Saudi Arabian forces to establish Islamic schools in Pakistan for refugees from Afghanistan from the war.
In 1980, Bin Laden moved into Afghanistan and established an organization that went by the name of Maktab al-Khidimat (MAK). This organization was Bin Laden's tool that he used to recruit Islamic soldiers from around the world.
The Taliban, former rulers of Afghanistan, rised from the Islamic schools that were set up during mujahideen's war. After the Soviet army withdrew, fighting broke out within the mujahideen factions which caused a lot of chaos and in turn, the Taliban formed within the next two years and rose to control most of the country. In 1996, The Taliban gave their leadership over to Bin Laden.
Bin Laden has claimed responsibilty for many bombings and attacks to the U.S. over the years. In 1992 he attempted to bomb U.S. soldiers in Yemen. In 1998 he bombed the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. Also on September 11th, 2001, he is supposedly the one who was in charge of the world trade center bombings but that is not known for certain. After the bombings he sent out a video praising the 9/11 bombers but stopped talking just as it seemed like he was behind the bombing.
There is two rumors going around right now about where Osama is currently staying. Some people believe that he is hiding in a cave with no electronic devices, laying extremely low. Only a few people know where he is and they are the ones that bring him the food and water but they try their hardest not to get on a routine. The other idea is that he is staying in a guarded compound north of Tehran. It is said that he is comfortable surrounded by his wife and children while he is being guarded by Iran's Revolutionary Guard. I believe that Osama Bin Laden is a terrible person. I think that he is currently in a comfortable place being guarded rather then hiding in a cave.
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