Al-Faifi said he had not heard of al-Qaeda at that point and only wanted to train in firearms and then join the Taliban or go to Chechnya . He had been in Afghanistan for nine months when the September 11 attacks occurred . He said he initially thought the attacks were the work of China and then " heard " that a jihadi group was responsible . After September 11 , he described al-Qaeda as " emerging , " at which point he moved to northern Afghanistan to fight against the Northern Alliance and American forces . He remained there for a month until the bombing of Kabul by Allied forces and then retreated first to Tora Bora and then to Jalalabad
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Jabir Jubran Al Fayfi