While U.S. allies such as Australia , Germany , the United Kingdom , Israel , and the Northern Alliance supported the attacks , they were opposed by Cuba and Russia , as well as the targeted nations and other Muslim countries . The Taliban denounced the operation , denied charges it provided a safe haven for bin Laden , and insisted the U.S. attack killed only innocent civilians . Omar condemned the strikes and announced that Afghanistan " will never hand over bin Laden to anyone and ( will ) protect him with our blood at all costs . " A mob in Jalalabad burned and looted the local UN office , while an Italian UN official was killed in Kabul on August 21 , allegedly in response to the strikes . Thousands of anti-U.S. protesters took to the streets of Khartoum . Al-Bashir led an anti-U.S. rally and warned of possible reciprocation , and Martha Crenshaw notes that the strike " gained the regime some sympathy in the Arab world . " The Sudanese government expelled the British ambassador for Britain 's support of the attacks , while protesters stormed the empty U.S. embassy . Sudan also reportedly allowed two suspected accomplices to the embassy bombings to escape . Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi declared his country 's support for Sudan and led an anti-U.S. rally in Tripoli . Zawahiri later equated the destruction of Al-Shifa with the September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Operation Infinite Reach