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, such as the 1998 US Embassy bombings and the 2000 USS Cole bombing, targeted sites with significant US military or official presence, aiming to strike against US personnel and symbols of American power. The other options are incorrect: their attacks did cause collateral harm, they targeted US entities not Taliban attackers, and location proximity was not the core basis.

Answer:

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