The defeated Al
Qaeda Soldiers in Afghanistan
In the 3rd week of December 2001, the defeated Al
Qaeda soldiers
loyal to Osama bin Laden converged into the Tora Bora region of eastern
Afghanistan. They erroneously thought that the caves of Tora Bora
Mountain would provide the needed protection. But, how wrong they
were. The destructive power of America's Daisy
Cutter bomb is no match for anything the caves
of Tora Bora Mountain could provide. The defeated
Al Qaeda soldiers had to come out of the destroyed
caves, eventually. And when they came out they found out that Afghanis
belonging to Eastern Alliance were waiting for them to be arrested.
Here are some photos of the defeated Al Qaeda
soldiers.
Three captured foreign born members of al-Qaida,
sit in a courtyard as Afghan anti-Taliban fighters show them to the public
in Agom, Afghanistan at the base of the White Mountains Monday, Dec. 17,
2001. Afghan militia leaders declared victory in the battle of Tora Bora
claiming to have captured al-Qaida's last base and killing more than 200
of Osama bin Laden's fighters. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
A captured foreign born member of al-Qaida
is led into a courtyard by two Afghan anti-Taliban fighters showing him
to the public in Agom, Afghanistan at the base of the White Mountains Monday,
Dec. 17, 2001. Afghan militia leaders declared victory in the battle of
Tora Bora claiming to have captured al Qaida's last base and killing more
than 200 of Osama bin Laden's fighters. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
A captured foreign born member of al-Qaida
with a bandaged head is led into a courtyard by two Afghan anti-Taliban
fighters showing him to the public in Agom, Afghanistan at the base of
the White Mountains Monday, Dec. 17, 2001. Afghan militia leaders declared
victory in the battle of Tora Bora claiming to have captured al Qaida's
last base and killing more than 200 of Osama bin Laden's fighters. (AP
Photo/David Guttenfelder)
An Afghan member of al-Qaida, with his hands
tied with rope, walks past two other al-Qaida prisoners put on display
by local Afghan commanders in Agom, Afghanistan at the base of the White
Mountains Monday, Dec. 17, 2001. Afghan militia leaders declared victory
in the battle of Tora Bora claiming to have captured al-Qaida's last base
and killing more than 200 of Osama bin Laden's fighters. (AP Photo/David
Guttenfelder)
Captured Afghan members of al-Qaida sit with
their hands tied behind their backs as they are put on display by local
Afghan commanders in Agom, Afghanistan at the base of the White Mountains
Monday, Dec. 17, 2001. Afghan militia leaders declared victory in the battle
of Tora Bora claiming to have captured al-Qaida's last base and killing
more than 200 of Osama bin Laden's fighters. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
Left: A captured foreign born member of al-Qaida
with a wounded foot is helped along by Afghan anti-Taliban fighters showing
him to the public in Agom, Afghanistan at the base of the White Mountains
Monday, Dec. 17, 2001. Afghan militia leaders declared victory in the battle
of Tora Bora claiming to have captured al Qaida's last base and killing
more than 200 of Osama bin Laden's fighters. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
Right: An Arab al Qaeda prisoner (C) is escorted
by Afghan anti-Taliban fighters in Tora Bora, December 17, 2001. The man
is among the al Qaeda members captured after days of fighting with the
anti-Taliban fighters in the last al Qaeda stronghold in the Tora Bora
mountains. (Erik De Castro/Reuters)
Captured foreign born members of al-Qaida
sit next to one another as they are shown to the public in Agom, Afghanistan
at the base of the White Mountains Monday, Dec. 17, 2001. Afghan militia
leaders declared victory in the battle of Tora Bora claiming to have captured
al Qaida's last base and killing more than 200 of Osama bin Laden's fighters.
(AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
An Arab prisoner is escorted by Afghan anti-Taliban
fighters in Tora Bora, December 17, 2001. U.S. and Afghan forces were in
hot pursuit of Saudi-born militant Osama bin Laden after flushing his al
Qaeda fighters out of their last bastion in Afghanistan. (Erik De Castro/Reuters)
An Afghan anti-Taliban fighter escorts al
Qaeda members after they were presented to the media in Tora Bora December
17, 2001. Afghan forces scoured the eastern mountains for Osama bin Laden
after routing his al Qaeda guerrillas, as a U.S. envoy said a foreign peacekeeping
force should start arriving this week. (Erik De Castro/Reuters)
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