Rahimullah Yusufzai , a journalist for Pakistan 's '' The News International '' , '' TIME '' , and '' ABC News '' , in 1999 secured a four-hour interview with bin Laden in Afghanistan 's Helmand province . During Yusufzai 's late-night conversation , bin Laden appeared to be in good health , though he admitted to a sore throat and a bad back . He continually sipped water from a cup , and Yusufzai caught him on videotape walking with the aid of a stick . This latter footage was erased by bin Laden 's bodyguards . The interview appeared in the 11 January 1999 issue of '' Time Asia . '' The '' Daily Ummat '' is said to have interviewed Osama bin Laden weeks after the September 11 attacks on the United States . In the interview bin Laden denies his involvement in the attacks ; the interview was relayed in English by the BBC monitoring service
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Interviews of Osama bin Laden