 Notable jihadists are two well-known Arabs, Abdullah Azzam and Osama bin Laden, who both began their careers as volunteers for the Haqqanis and trained to fight the Soviets.Al-Qa'ida and the Haqqani network, in other words evolved together, and they have remained intertwined throughout their history and remain so to this day.The Haqqani network's relationship with Al-Qaeda dates back to the founding of AQ.