The Sheehan Memo warned of the growing power of this group, which had launched nearly simultaneous attacks on two American embassies in Africa in 1998. This group, whose name translates as the base in Arabic, began in Afghanistan in 1988 as opposition to the Soviet occupation, and its leader was a Saudi native who was a member of the mujahideen before creating this group. For 10 points, name this terrorist group, which launched the 2000 attack on the U.S.S. Cole and the 9/11 attacks, once led by Osama bin Laden.
A) Al-Qaeda
B) ISIS
C) Hezbollah
D) Taliban