Explainer: What's happened to al Qaeda in the 25 years since 9/11? Experts say al Qaeda still serves as a source of support for militants in many regions, particularly in Africa. World 19 min ago
Al Qaeda emerged as a transnational jihadist network in the late 1980s under the leadership of bin Laden, a wealthy Saudi-born militant who had helped recruit and funnel support to Arab volunteers fighting the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan after 1979 and fought there himself.
Though Islamic State was eventually beaten out of its territory in Syria and Iraq, in a reversal for jihadism, its rivalry with al Qaeda continues, particularly in West Africa where affiliates of the two groups regularly clash as they compete for territory and influence.
Kabul denies that al Qaeda operates in Afghanistan, or that it allows militant attacks on Pakistan from its territory.
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