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Al Qaeda Fighters Demand Surrender Only to U.N.Representatives

Al Qaeda fighters in Tora Bora region in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday missed the surrender deadline set by the anti-Taliban forces, and demanded that they hand over weapons only to U.N. representatives, said a report reaching Islamabad.


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Al Qaeda fighters in Tora Bora region in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday missed the surrender deadline set by the anti-Taliban forces, and demanded that they hand over weapons only to U.N. representatives, said a report reaching Islamabad.

The U.S. and the anti-Taliban troops confirmed earlier that not a single Al Qaeda member had surrendered yet, and that the U.S. B- 52 bombers resumed bombing the Tora Bora area.

The talks on the surrender was reportedly going on while the deadline of 8 a.m. (0330 GMT) passed.




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