Bin Laden 'leading 1,000 fighters' at mountain lair

Osama bin Laden is thought to be leading around 1,000 al-Qaida fighters in defending his mountain stronghold of Tora Bora.

Osama bin Laden is thought to be leading around 1,000 al-Qaida fighters in defending his mountain stronghold of Tora Bora.

Meanwhile, a small UN team is in Kabul paving the way for the deployment of an international peacekeeping force.

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