 The Uyghurs in Afghanistan fought against the American bombing and the Northern Alliance after the September 11 2001 attacks.Ibn Umar died fighting against Americans at Qala-i-Jangi that month.Of the 86 prisoners who survived the battle, one was found to be John Walker Lindh, an American convert to Islam who had moved to Afghanistan to help the Taliban battle the Northern Alliance prior to the September 11 attacks.