Did the US train/arm Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda?

I had a big discussion with my co-workers (some of them are veterans) about the Bush family, Dick Cheney, Halliburton, Enron, etc. Many of y'all probably know what point was attempted to be made based on all of those names. However, this really isn't about that. Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda was brought up and very interesting things were said.



Now, I ask you, political aficionados of the Hype, did the United States train or arm Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda during the Soviet War in Afghanistan?