the formation and growth of al Qaeda, with Haqqani allowing bin Laden to train mujahideen volunteers in Haqqani territory and build extensive infrastructure there. Milton Bearden, the CIA's Islamabad station chief from mid-1986 until mid-1989, took an admiring view of bin Laden at the time. See also Ahmad Shah Massoud Allegations of CIA assistance to Osama bin Laden Afghan Civil War Afghan training camp Badaber Uprising Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History Charlie Wilson's War CIA activities in Afghanistan Gary Schroen Howard Hart Jalaluddin Haqqani Joanne Herring Timber Sycamore United States involvement in regime change United States and state-sponsored terrorism References Central Intelligence Agency operations CIA and Islamism Afghanistan–United States relations Al-Qaeda Anti-communism in the United States Cold War conflicts Guerrilla wars Inter-Services Intelligence operations Invasions Military history of Afghanistan Cyclone Pakistan–Soviet Union relations Islamic Unity of Afghanistan Mujahideen Soviet Union–United States relations Wars involving Afghanistan Wars involving the Soviet Union