September 11 (9/11) Attacks - Bin Laden provided Leadership and Financial Support

Time: 1999

Place: Afghanistan

Details: Bin Laden provided leadership and financial support, and was involved in selecting participants. He initially selected Nawaf al-Hazmi and Khalid al-Mihdhar, both experienced jihadists who had fought in Bosnia.

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