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Osama bin Laden & the Al-QaedaIt was osama bin laden
During the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, in the latter part of the Cold War, bin Laden was (amazingly enough) an ally of the US, and received US military aid to help him oppose the Soviet invasion.
osama bin laden never ruled a country he was just a leader of an organization
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed first presented the idea for the September 11 plot to bin Laden in 1996 in Afghanistan. Osama Bin Laden gave his approval about a year later.
Osama bin Laden's wife identified his body. They also performed DNA tests.