Question

on what basis did al - qaeda most likely choose its first american bombing targets? the targets were apt to contain a large number of us troops. the targets were at sea, so no one else around would be hurt. the targets had repeatedly attacked the taliban government. the targets were in africa, which is not far from the middle east.

Explanation:

Al-Qaeda's early anti-US attacks focused on targeting locations with concentrated US military personnel, as their core grievance at the time was US military presence in the Middle East and perceived aggression against Muslim communities. The other options are incorrect: their attacks did not avoid civilian harm, the Taliban was not in power when their first major US bombings occurred, and geographic proximity to the Middle East was not the primary criterion.

Answer:

The targets were apt to contain a large number of US troops.