reluctant to lead, was now ready to command his own all-arab army in afghanistan. his mentor adamantly opposed this idea. it was the beginning of a rift that would never heal. >> he started doing his own battle. my father doesn't want them to work separately and that's what bin laden did in 1987. >> reporter: their first test was the battle of jaji in 1987. hutafah azzam fought alongside bin laden. futayfah was suffering from low blood pressure in the thin, mountain air. >> it was a very, very hard battle. and he joined the battle for more than four days. >> reporter: the russians fell back. jaji was the first victory for bin laden's arab army. >> it was not a particularly significant moment in the afghan