| 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. |