“ A purpose or goal of al Qaida, as stated by Usama bin Laden and other al Qaida leaders, is to support violent attacks against property and nationals (both military and civilian) of the United States and other countries for the purpose of, inter alia, forcing the United States to withdraw its forces from the Arabian Peninsula and in retaliation for U.S. support of Israel. ”

“ Shortly after September 11,2001, Abdul Hadi al Iraqi told Abdul Zahir and other Arab members of al Qaida to lie to the Afghans regarding al Qaida's responsibility for the September 11,2001 attacks.
d. In early 2002, Abdul Zahir traveled from Lowgar, Afghanistan to Peshawar, Pakistan and joined Abdul Hadi al Iraqi and others to plan explosives attacks against U.S. forces and civilian foreigners in the Zormat and Paktia provinces in Afghanistan. Abdul Zahir remained with this terrorist cell until his capture in July 2002. ”