| Tribal fighters said they took the last al-Qaida positions at Tora Bora, killing more than 200 fighters and capturing 25 but finding no sign of Osama bin Laden. "This is the last day of al-Qaida in Afghanistan," said Mohammed Zaman, the eastern alliance defense chief. "There is no more need for American bombing. Our men have the situation under control." Tora Bora was the last major pocket of al-Qaida resistance in the country. Other, less dangerous, holdouts include the Shindand area, Helmand province, and the Kandahar vicinity itself. |