Tora Bora
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Tora Bora is a cave complex, part of the Spin Ghar mountain range of eastern Afghanistan. It is situated in the Pachir Aw Agam District of Nangarhar, approximately 50 kilometres west of the Khyber Pas
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Aerial view, 3D computer generated image. Tora Bora is in the upper-right quadrant.
Battle of Tora Bora
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The Battle of Tora Bora occurred from 30 November to 17 December 2001, as part of the United States invasion of Afghanistan during the war in Afghanistan. It took place around the cave complex of Tora
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…Bora was known to be a stronghold location of mujahideen, used by military forces against the Soviet Union during the 1980s. Osama Bin Laden hid in the Tora Bora caves from approximately 17 November to mid-December 2001. He likely escaped on or around 15–16 December 2001. The geology of Tora Bora is predominantly…
The complex's proximity to the Afghan-Pakistani border (dark green); depicted within Pakistan are the now-dissolved Federally Administered Tribal Areas (multicolored)
A CIA deputy (right) meeting with Afghan mercenaries at Tora Bora
The first U.S. team to enter the complex