Place

United Arab Emirates

Federation of emirates on the Arabian Peninsula.

4 links, 1 backed by primary records. 830 more in open data

Connections 4

Bin Laden’s return to Afghanistan refuelling stop on the flight Primary record 1
Recognition of the Taliban, 1997 recognized the Taliban on 27 May Scholarship & press 2
Recognition of the Taliban, 1997 one of only three governments to recognize the Taliban Scholarship & press 3
Saudi Arabia cuts relations with the Taliban broke off relations over the weekend before Scholarship & press 3

Proof 3 sources

The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, 9-11-commission, 22 Jul 2004. Primary record
Bin Ladin flew on a leased aircraft from Khartoum to Jalalabad, with a refueling stopover in the United Arab Emirates.
Afghanistan: Crisis of Impunity: The Role of Pakistan, Russia, and Iran in Fueling the Civil War, Human Rights Watch, Jul 2001. Scholarship & press
Pakistan was quick to seize the opportunity to recognize the Taliban as the government of Afghanistan, on May 25; Saudi Arabia followed on May 26 and the UAE on May 27.
Saudi Arabia Ends Ties with Taliban, PBS NewsHour, 25 Sep 2001. Scholarship & press
Prior to the September 11 attacks, only three world governments recognized the Taliban.
The United Arab Emirates broke off relations over the weekend, leaving only neighboring Pakistan still with formal ties to Kabul.

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