Torah Bora
Tora Bora is an artificial cave complex created in 1986 in the Afghan mountain range Spīn Ghar , about 40 km south of Jalalabad in the Nangarhar province . It was widely believed that the complex was home to fortified structures and an extensive system of tunnels. Tora Bora became known in the western world primarily because Osama bin Laden was suspected to be here in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 . The facility, which has been driven deep into the mountains, was allegedly built near the Pakistani border in accordance with contractual agreements between the Bin Laden group of companies, the Saudi Binladin Group (SBG) and the American secret service, with construction costs of more than one billion US dollars near the Pakistani border for the one against the Soviet Union To provide the fighting mujahideen with a spacious weapons and training store as well as a medical center.
The complex was described in the media as a kilometer-long tunnel system with bunkers , generators for a power supply, ventilation system and extensive bedrooms and lounges. Afghan and US forces captured the complex in the Battle of Tora Bora in December 2001 . They couldn't find any large underground fortresses, just small bunkers, outposts, and a few small training camps. Most of the opposing fighters managed to escape to Pakistan through the rough terrain. It is unclear whether Tora Bora was ever a fortress . More likely it was a convenient place to hide and escape from an enemy invasion. These possibilities have been used by guerrilla fighters since the middle of the 19th century.
On June 19, 2017, it became known that Afghan government troops had retaken Tora Bora after it had retaken a branch of the Islamic State (IS) from the Taliban five days earlier .
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- ↑ Article in Time Magazine (English) by Matthew Forney (December 11, 2001)
Coordinates: 34 ° 7 ′ 0 ″ N , 70 ° 13 ′ 0 ″ E