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Originally Posted by ninty

do you have a source that the Taliban Invited OBL to live in Afghanistan? I haven't heard of this.

1- http://www.infoplease.com/spot/osamabinladen.html

"The Taliban, the former rulers of Afghanistan, arose from the religious schools set up during the mujahideen's war against the Soviet invasion. After the Soviet army withdrew in 1989, fighting erupted among mujahideen factions. In response to the chaos, the fundamentalist Taliban was formed and within two years it captured most of the country. The Tali ave bin Laden sanctuary in 1996.


2- http://www.terrorismfiles.org/individua ... laden.html

"Bin Laden, an immensely wealthy and private man, has been granted a safe haven by Afghanistan's ruling Taleban movement. "

sanctuary - a place of refuge and protection