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Al-Qaeda gunnies say they want to hang it up
AFP reports the al-Qaeda fighters agreed to surrender. Haji Mohammad Zaman told journalists of the surrender following several hours of fighting. Zaman said the mostly foreign al-Qaeda fighters had agreed to come down from the mountain at 8:00 am local time Wednesday. "Its finished," Zaman told journalists. "They told us: 'We don't want to fight with you, we surrender'." It was unclear whether all of the Al-Qaeda forces around Tora Bora would take part in any truce or were willing to commit to a surrender. In the past, forces loyal to bin Laden, as well as their Taliban allies, have vowed to fight to the death only to give up in the face of overwhelming force.
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2001-12-11 |
