The Afghan Arabs served as the essential core of the foot soldiers of Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda, bin Laden being seen, according to journalist Lawrence Wright, as "the undisputed leader of the Arab Afghans" by fall of 1989.
The Afghan Arabs served as the essential core of the foot soldiers of Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda. Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda was bin Laden. This bin Laden was being seen as "the undisputed leader of the Arab Afghans" by fall of 1989. This was according to journalist Lawrence Wright.