The UN Security Council passes Resolution 1267, establishing the so-called al-Qaeda and Taliban Sanctions Committee, which designates the two organizations as terrorist organizations and places restrictions on their financial support, travel, and weaponry shipments. The UN action comes during a time when al-Qaeda and its commander, Osama bin Laden, were on the rise. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Osama bin Laden led the terror organization...
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