USA strikes back—the war in pictures 

The Tribune
December 16, 2001

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Smoke from US bombing is seen at a command post in the Tora Bora mountains on December 15, 2001. Afghan fighters whittled away at Osama bin Laden's remaining guerrilla forces on Saturday, capturing 50 and killing 20, but the question remained whether the Saudi-born militant was trapped with his men. —REUTERS