Starting in 1979, the CIA mobilized, recruited, trained, and armed Sunni young men to fight the Soviet Union in Afghanistan. The CIA recruited widely from Muslim populations (including in Europe) to form the Mujahideen, a multinational Sunni fighting force mobilized to oust the Soviet infidel from Afghanistan.
有关本·拉登、基地组织或伊拉克和叙利亚伊斯兰国崛起的历史真相从未被告知公众。从1979年开始，中央情报局动员、招募、训练和武装逊尼派男青年在阿富汗与苏联作战。中情局广泛招募穆斯林民众（包括欧洲的穆斯林民众）组成圣战游击队，这是一支由多国组成的逊尼派战斗部队，目的是将苏联异教徒赶出阿富汗。