Osama was the founder of al-Qaeda in 1988. This organization claimed responsibility for the September 11 attacks on the United States. He is responsible for numerous other mass-casualty attacks worldwide.
AHF's branch in Comoros presented itself as a private, charitable and educational non-governmental organization. But actually it was one of the principal NGOs active throughout the world providing support for the Al-Qaeda network.
AHIF was designated for having provided financial and material support to al Qaeda, as well as a wide range of designated terrorists and terrorist organizations.