The main group was led by Mohammed Shawky al-Istambouli--brother of the army lieutenant who led the assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in October 1981--who established a base in Jalalabad, in eastern Afghanistan, during the war.
The main group was led by Ayman al-Zawahiri and Mohammed Shawky al-Istambouli--brother of the army lieutenant who led the assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in October 1981. Al-Istambouli established a base in Jalalabad, in eastern Afghanistan, during the war.