U.S. policy toward Afghanistan changed after the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings . Subsequently , Osama bin Laden was indicted for his involvement in the embassy bombings . In 1999 both the U.S. and the United Nations enacted sanctions against the Taliban via United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267 , which demanded the Taliban surrender Osama bin Laden for trial in the U.S. and close all terrorist bases in Afghanistan . The only collaboration between Massoud and the U.S. at the time was an effort with the CIA to trace bin Laden following the 1998 bombings . The U.S. and the European Union provided no support to Massoud for the fight against the Taliban
1998 U.S. embassy bombings
1998 United States embassy bombings
War in Afghanistan (2001–present)