The Manhunt: Cornered

The last pockets of al-Qaeda forces--and perhaps Osama bin Laden himself--remained holed up in the mountains of Tora Bora last week. It was al-Qaeda's final stand against advancing alliance forces and U.S. special ops. From the air, U.S. planes blasted the mountain caves hoping either to bury or unearth the holdouts and bin Laden.

ON THE GROUND Aided by U.S. special forces, Alliance fighters, armed with Kalashnikovs, rocket-propelled grenades and a few tanks, have advanced over the treacherous terrain from the north and fought pitched battles against al-Qaeda forces, capturing caves and taking prisoners

PINNING DOWN OSAMA One Eastern Alliance group...

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