Battle of Tora Bora
The Battle of Tora Bora was a military engagement that took place in the cave complex of Tora Bora, eastern Afghanistan, from December 6–17, 2001, during the opening stages of the United States invasion of Afghanistan. It was launched by the United States and its allies with the objective to capture or kill Osama bin Laden, the founder and leader of the militant organization al-Qaeda. al-Qaeda and bin Laden were suspected of being responsible for the September 11 attacks three months prior. Tora Bora (Pashto: تورا بورا; black cave) is located in the White Mountains near the Khyber Pass. The U.S. stated that al-Qaeda had its headquarters there and that it was Bin Laden's location at the time.
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Battle of Tora Bora
The Battle of Tora Bora was a military engagement that took place in the cave complex of Tora Bora, eastern Afghanistan, from December 6–17, 2001, during the opening stages of the United States invasion of Afghanistan. It was launched by the United States and its allies with the objective to capture or kill Osama bin Laden, the founder and leader of the militant organization al-Qaeda. al-Qaeda and bin Laden were suspected of being responsible for the September 11 attacks three months prior. Tora Bora (Pashto: تورا بورا; black cave) is located in the White Mountains near the Khyber Pass. The U.S. stated that al-Qaeda had its headquarters there and that it was Bin Laden's location at the time.
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A Batalha de Tora Bora foi um ...... já se encontrava no Paquistão.
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Bitva o komplex Tóra Bóra byla ...... mi i její šéf Usáma bin Ládin.
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Pertempuran Tora Bora adalah s ...... dapat di perbukitan Tora Bora.
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The Battle of Tora Bora was a ...... Laden's location at the time.
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كانت معركة تورا بورا معركة عسك ...... ضع" مع معدات التدفئة الأساسية.
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2017-12-01
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*Beginning of theTaliban insurgency
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Osama bin Laden, 2002
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كانت معركة تورا بورا معركة عسك ...... ضع" مع معدات التدفئة الأساسية.
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