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headquarters of [[Osama bin Laden]]. The [[Northern Alliance]] and |
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Revision as of 19:22, 13 December 2001
Tora Bora is a mountainous region in southern Afghanistan,
south west of Jalalabad near the Pakistan border, which is
difficult to reach by land. It contains a cave fortress constructed
with the help of the U.S. for use by the mujahedin against the
Soviets in the 1980s. It was described in newspapers as a
suitable lair for a villain out of the James Bond movies:
variously as a multi-storeyed cave complex harnessing hydroelectric
power from mountain streams, or a lower-rise dwelling with hotel-like
corridors capable of sheltering more than 1000.
In 2001 it was in use by al-Qaeda and was suspected to be the
headquarters of Osama bin Laden. The Northern Alliance and
U.S. fought to capture it in December 2001.
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