ant ▁connections ▁Several ▁months ▁before ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁emb ass y ▁bomb ings , ▁Adel ▁was ▁helping ▁Os ama ▁bin ▁L aden ▁move ▁his ▁follow ers ▁from ▁Naj im ▁J ih ad ▁to ▁T arn ak ▁Far ms . ▁The ▁group ▁had ▁be gr ud ging ly ▁agreed ▁to ▁care ▁for ▁the ▁troubles ome ▁Canadian ▁ 1 6 - year - old , ▁Abd ur ah man ▁Kh adr , ▁since ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁away ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁couldn ' t ▁control ▁his ▁drink ing , ▁sm oking ▁and ▁violent ▁out bur st s . ▁However , ▁while ▁they ▁were ▁in ▁Kab ul , ▁bin ▁L aden ▁asked ▁Adel ▁to ▁take ▁Abd ur ah man ▁to ▁the ▁bus ▁station ▁and ▁send ▁him ▁back ▁to ▁his ▁family ' s ▁home . ▁ ▁In ▁approximately ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Adel ▁was ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁Kar te ▁Par wan ▁district ▁of ▁Kab ul . ▁On ▁the ▁local ▁walk ie - t alk ie ▁communic ations ▁in ▁the ▁city , ▁he ▁was ▁identified ▁as ▁# 1 . ▁On ▁ 9 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Adel ▁was ▁approached ▁by ▁F ero z ▁Ali ▁Abb asi , ▁who ▁said ▁he ▁was ▁so ▁im pressed ▁by ▁the ▁killing ▁of ▁Ah med ▁Shah ▁Mass oud ▁that ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁volunte er ▁for ▁something ▁similar . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁Tal ib an ▁government ▁announced ▁they ▁were ▁best ow ing ▁official ▁Afghan ▁citizens hip ▁on ▁Adel ,