USA strikes back—the war in pictures 

The Tribune
December 21, 2001

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Afghan anti-al-Qaida fighters rest at a former al-Qaida base in the White Mountains near Tora Bora on Dec. 19, 2001, behind a string of ammunition found after the retreat of al-Qaida members from the area. While local Afghan commanders have declared victory in Tora Bora, the last major al-Qaida holdout in Afghanistan, the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden are unknown. —AP/PTI