Central Afghanistan city, headquarters of Taliban and former headquarters of bin Laden's operations in Afghanistan.

Former collective name for the five Soviet republics of Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Bin Laden's father was from Yemen. His organization attacked the USS Cole in Yemen. One of 60 nations believed to have al Qaeda cells active.

Terms discussed here include people, places, agencies, technology, jargon and clichés used in the aftermath of the attack on the United States. The glossary is organized by topics: terrorism, war, geopolitics, religion, homeland security, disaster recovery and miscellaneous. In some cases, the glossary notes alternative spellings of Arabic and othe [..]

Terms discussed here include people, places, agencies, technology, jargon and clichés used in the aftermath of the attack on the United States. The glossary is organized by topics: terrorism, war, geopolitics, religion, homeland security, disaster recovery and miscellaneous. In some cases, the glossary notes alternative spellings of Arabic and othe [..]

War Geopolitical Religious (primarily Islamic) Homeland Security Disaster Recovery Miscellaneous Sources

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z   A Back to Index Bar Back to Top agro-terrorism. Terrorism by contaminating crops or livestock with a deadly contagious disease. American Airlines Flight 11. Crashed Sept. 11 into north tower of World Trade Center. Hijacked en route from Boston to Los Angeles. Suspected hijackers were Wail M. Als [..]

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z   A Back to Index Bar Back to Top agro-terrorism. Terrorism by contaminating crops or livestock with a deadly contagious disease. American Airlines Flight 11. Crashed Sept. 11 into north tower of World Trade Center. Hijacked en route from Boston to Los Angeles. Suspected hijackers were Wail M. Als [..]

Crashed Sept. 11 into the Pentagon. Hijacked en route from Washington-Dulles International Airport to Los Angeles. Suspected hijackers were Khalid al-Midhar, Majed Moqed, Nawaq Alhazmi, Salem Alhazmi and Hani Hanjour.

Crashed Sept. 11 into the Pentagon. Hijacked en route from Washington-Dulles International Airport to Los Angeles. Suspected hijackers were Khalid al-Midhar, Majed Moqed, Nawaq Alhazmi, Salem Alhazmi and Hani Hanjour.