 The significant difference between the two organizations is that Al-Qaeda pursues global goals using global means; whereas Haqqani is solely interested in Afghanistan and the Pashtun Tribal regions.Jalaluddin Haqqani is more interested in the influence of Islamic Law over Afghanistan than the global Jihad but his network has always been fully aware of Al-Qaeda's intentions and goals.These two groups are intertwined in tactics, strategy, and Islamic extremism; J. Haqqani realized the importance of Azzam’s "foundational Islamic legal decisions declaring the Afghan jihad a universally and individually binding duty borne by all Muslims worldwide."