Many years later, when the United States attacked Afghanistan following the September 11 attacks in October 2001, Azza apparently had no idea that al-Zawahiri had supposedly been a jihadi emir (commander) for the last decade.
Mange år senere, efter USA angreb Afghanistan efter 11. september-angrebene, var Azza ikke klar over, at Zawahiri tilsyneladende havde været jihadi-leder gennem de sidste ti år.