The attacks were carried out by Al-Qaeda, an international jihadist group then based in Afghanistan with the support of the Taliban, who had been in control of the country since the 1990s.
Weerarada waxaa fuliyay al-Qaacida, oo ah jabhad caalami ah oo jihaad doon ah oo markaa saldhigeedu ahaa Afghanistan iyadoo taageero ka heleysa Taalibaan, oo gacanta ku heysay wadanka ilaa 1990-yadii.