In July 1999, “Taleban security arrested four men wearing Taleban security uniforms as they tried to drive a jeep through a checkpoint into Kandahar city [Afghanistan]. The Taleban found explosives and weapons in the vehicle, and said the would-be assassins were Tajiks who confessed to being members of [Northern Alliance leader Ahmed Shah] Massoud’s forces and to having a network of informers in the city.” [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.]
– Michael Scheuer, Osama Bin Laden, Page 109