your time." In the tape, Khaled al-Harbi states that he and those with him began wondering why they had not heard news of the attacks, and then they got the news and celebrated. The introduction to the translation states that the tape was made in mid-November 2001 in Afghanistan. The U.S. bombing of Afghanistan began on October 7, 2001. Amnesty and surrender Afterwards, Al-Harbi lived in hiding along the Iranian-Afghani border. Al-Harbi surrendered himself to the Saudi Arabian embassy in Iran on July 13, 2004.Saudis: Bin Laden associate surrenders: Video showed al-Harbi talking to al Qaeda leader about 9/11, CNN, July 13, 2004 His surrender was part of a one-month amnesty offer by the Saudi government on June 23, 2004; Some commentators speculated that Al-Harbi was not eligible for the amnesty, arguing that it applied only to those who committed attacks inside Saudi Arabia. References External links Report: Fourth militant surrenders to Saudis: Amnesty for al-Qaida associates to end soon, MSNBC, July 16, 2004 Saudi officials identify man on bin Laden tape, CNN'', December 14, 2001 Sources Reuters US Military translation of tape Saudi official news agency release of 12 November 2004 concerning the release of those asking for amnesty. Statement regarding extradition by Prince Naif Ibn Abdul Aziz to the Council of Ministers, July 2003. Date of US military bombing starting in Afghanistan: 1963 births Living people Saudi Arabian al-Qaeda members