Digging into some DOJ archives and this grabbed my attention.
https://www.justice.gov/archive/opa/documents/memo-re-det-auth.pdf
The AUMF authorizes use of military force against those “nations, organizations, or
persons [the President] determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist
attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored such organizations or persons, in order
to prevent any future acts of international terrorism against the United States by such nations,
organizations or persons.