Context: The origins of al-Qaeda can be traced to the Soviet war in Afghanistan (December 1979 – February 1989). The United States, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and the People's Republic of China supported the Islamist Afghan mujahadeen guerillas against the military forces of the Soviet Union and the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. A small number of "Afghan Arab" volunteers joined the fight against the Soviets, including Osama bin Laden, but there is no evidence they received any external assistance. In May 1996 the group World Islamic Front for Jihad Against Jews and Crusaders (WIFJAJC), sponsored by bin Laden (and later re-formed as al-Qaeda), started forming a large base of operations in Afghanistan, where the Islamist extremist regime of the Taliban had seized power earlier in the year. In February 1998, Osama bin Laden signed a fatwā, as head of al-Qaeda, declaring war on the West and Israel, later in May of that same year al-Qaeda released a video declaring war on the U.S. and the West.

Question: Which war gave birth to al-Qaeda?
Answer: the Soviet war in Afghanistan

Question: When did the Soviets leave Afghanistan?
Answer: February 1989

Question: Which countries supported Afghan islamists against the Soviets?
Answer: United States, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and the People's Republic of China

Question: Who did Osama bin Laden volunteer to help fight in the 80s?
Answer: Soviets

Question: Which group later became al-Qaeda?
Answer: World Islamic Front for Jihad Against Jews and Crusaders

Question: What took place from February 1979 to December 1989?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What group started forming in February 1996?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What did Osama bin Laden sign in May 1998?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Who did Osama bin Laden declare war against in a February 1998 video?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What is the WIJFAJC also known as?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What war did al-Qaeda start in 1979?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Who sponsored bin Laden in 1996?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What was WIFJAJC originally called?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What document declared war on the Soviet Union?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Who volunteered to fight with the Islamist Afghan mujahadeen guerillas?
Answer: Unanswerable