article_snippet: Al Qaeda received about $1million from the Central Intelligence Agency when the Afghan government used money from a secret fund to pay a ransom for a kidnapped diplomat in 2010.
article_snippet: The CIA money Al Qaeda got came from an Afghan government fund that received secret monthly cash deliveries from the CIA, the New York Timesreported.
article_snippet: In a June 2010 letter to Osama Bin Laden, Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, Al Qaeda's general manager, wrote: 'God blessed Al Qaeda's with a good amount of money this month'.
article_snippet: God wrote The CIA money Al Qaeda got would be used for weapons, operational needs and payments to families of Al Qaeda's fighters held in Afghanistan.
article_snippet: Osama Bin Laden had at first been concerned about the ransom payment, fearing the CIA knew how The CIA money Al Qaeda got would be used and had tainted The CIA money Al Qaeda got with poison, radiation or a tracking device.
article_snippet: Osama Bin Laden suggested The CIA money Al Qaeda got be converted to another currency to 'be on the safe side'.
article_snippet: In addition to the Al Qaeda correspondence, the story was based on conversations with Afghan and Western officials.
highlights_snippet: Al Qaeda used cash for weapons, operational needs and other payments .