▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁British ▁Int elligence ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁I SI ▁was ▁taking ▁an ▁active ▁role ▁in ▁several ▁Al ▁Q a eda ▁training ▁cam ps . ▁The ▁I SI ▁helped ▁with ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁training ▁cam ps ▁for ▁both ▁the ▁Tal ib an ▁and ▁Al ▁Q a eda . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁the ▁Al ▁Q a eda ▁of ▁Os ama ▁Bin ▁L aden ▁and ▁A yman ▁al - Z aw ah iri ▁became ▁a ▁state ▁within ▁the ▁Tal ib an ▁state . ▁Bin ▁L aden ▁sent ▁Arab ▁and ▁Central ▁Asian ▁Al - Q a eda ▁milit ants ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁fight ▁against ▁the ▁United ▁Front , ▁among ▁them ▁his ▁Brigade ▁ 0 5 5 . ▁ ▁Anti - T al ib an ▁resistance ▁▁ ▁Abd ul ▁R ash id ▁D ost um ▁and ▁his ▁forces ▁were ▁defeated ▁by ▁the ▁Tal ib an ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁D ost um ▁subsequently ▁went ▁into ▁ex ile . ▁The ▁only ▁leader ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁Afghan istan , ▁and ▁who ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁defend ▁vast ▁parts ▁of ▁his ▁area ▁against ▁the ▁Tal ib an , ▁was ▁A hm ad ▁Shah ▁Mass oud . ▁In ▁the ▁areas ▁under ▁his ▁control ▁A hm ad ▁Shah ▁Mass oud ▁set ▁up ▁dem ocr atic ▁institutions ▁and ▁signed ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Rights ▁Dec laration . ▁In ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁Mass oud , ▁women ▁and ▁girls ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁to ▁wear ▁the ▁Afghan ▁bur qa .