Battle of Tora Bora
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The Battle of Tora Bora was a December 2001 U.S.-led offensive in eastern Afghanistan aimed at destroying al-Qaeda strongholds and capturing Osama bin Laden in the White Mountains cave complex.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Tora Bora canonical | 3 |
| Battle of Tora Bora (2001) | 1 |
| Tora Bora campaign | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military offensive ⓘ |
| aftermath |
bin Laden relocation to Pakistan
ⓘ
controversy over reliance on local militias ⓘ criticism of U.S. failure to block escape routes to Pakistan ⓘ |
| alQaedaCasualties | significant ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Tora Bora
ⓘ
surface form:
Tora Bora campaign
|
| belligerentSide |
U.S.-led coalition
ⓘ
al-Qaeda fighters ⓘ |
| coalitionCasualties | low ⓘ |
| combatant |
Northern Alliance
ⓘ
Taliban ⓘ
surface form:
Taliban-aligned forces
United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
al-Qaeda ⓘ |
| conflict | War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ |
| country | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| endDate | 2001-12-17 ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued U.S. operations in eastern Afghanistan ⓘ |
| location |
Nangarhar Province
ⓘ
Tora Bora ⓘ White Mountains ⓘ eastern Afghanistan ⓘ |
| militaryTactic |
aerial bombardment
ⓘ
cave complex assault ⓘ close air support ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Osama bin Laden
ⓘ
Tommy Franks ⓘ local Afghan militia leaders ⓘ |
| objective |
capture Osama bin Laden
ⓘ
destroy al-Qaeda strongholds ⓘ |
| opponentStrength | hundreds of al-Qaeda fighters ⓘ |
| partOf |
Global War on Terrorism
ⓘ
surface form:
War on Terror
|
| precededBy |
2001 fall of Kabul
ⓘ
surface form:
fall of Kabul (2001)
|
| result |
Osama bin Laden escaped
ⓘ
U.S.-led coalition strategic failure to capture bin Laden ⓘ al-Qaeda tactical defeat ⓘ |
| significance |
highlighted challenges of cave and mountain combat
ⓘ
influenced later U.S. counterterrorism strategy ⓘ key early engagement of the War on Terror ⓘ |
| startDate | 2001-12-03 ⓘ |
| strategicGoal | eliminate al-Qaeda leadership in Afghanistan ⓘ |
| theater | mountain warfare ⓘ |
| timePeriod | December 2001 ⓘ |
| usedForceType |
Northern Alliance
ⓘ
surface form:
Afghan militias
air power ⓘ special operations forces ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
Tora Bora campaign