▁Soviet ▁invasion . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁sni per ▁and ▁trained ▁others ▁on ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁Drag un ov ▁sni per ▁rif le ▁at ▁the ▁K hal den ▁training ▁camp . ▁He ▁became ▁acquaint ed ▁with ▁Ab u ▁Z ub ay d ah , ▁Ab u ▁Mus ab ▁al - Z ar q aw i ▁and ▁others ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁He ▁also ▁met ▁N abil ▁al - Mar ab h , ▁Bass am ▁Kan j ▁and ▁Ra ed ▁Hij azi ▁at ▁K hal den , ▁men ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁renew ed ▁acquaint ance ▁in ▁Boston ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁a ▁de cade ▁later , ▁where ▁three ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁same ▁tax i ▁cab ▁company . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁Soviet ▁troops ▁from ▁Afghan istan ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁El z ah abi ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁When ▁later ▁asked ▁by ▁The ▁Glo be ▁and ▁Mail ▁to ▁explain ▁what ▁had ▁happened ▁amongst ▁the ▁Afghan ▁Arab s ▁following ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁replied , ▁" What ▁happens ▁in ▁Veg as , ▁stays ▁in ▁Veg as ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁El z ah abi ▁returned ▁to ▁Afghan istan ▁for ▁four ▁years . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁he ▁suffered ▁an ▁ab dom inal ▁gun shot ▁w ound ▁in ▁Kab ul , ▁and ▁was ▁treated ▁in ▁a ▁P esh aw ar ▁hospital , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁visited ▁by ▁Ah med ▁Kh adr . ▁ ▁Return ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States