ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z, ɪt ɹˈæn sˈɛvɹəl tˈɛɹɚɹˌɪst tɹˈeɪnɪŋ kˈæmps ɪn æfɡˈænɪstˌæn ænd paɪənˈɪɹd sˈɛndɪŋ mˈɜːsənˌɛɹi fˈaɪɾɚz tʊ ˈʌðɚɹ ɪslˈɑːmɪk kˈɑːnflɪkts.
In the early 1990s, it ran several terrorist training camps in Afghanistan and pioneered sending mercenary fighters to other Islamic conflicts.