kˈɑːld ˈæl ˈæzmɚ tˈoʊld mə klˈætʃi ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɚz ðæt hiː hæd mˈɛt ɑːsˈɑːmə bˈɪn lˈeɪdən dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z, ænd hæd kɑːnvɚsˈeɪʃənz wɪð hˌɪm, bˌʌt hiː hæd nˈoʊ kˈɑːntækt wɪð hˌɪm fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðɪ ˈaʊstɚɹ ʌv æfɡˈænɪstˌænz sˈoʊviət ˈɑːkjuːpˌaɪɚz.
Khaled al Asmr told McClatchy reporters that he had met Osama bin Laden during the 1980s, and had conversations with him, but he had no contact with him following the ouster of Afghanistan's Soviet occupiers.