All these years we have joked about where bin Laden is hiding - under a rock or in a cave. Apparently, he could very well be in a cave. The Pakistani government have discovered a series of caves where his second in command has been hiding, and where he married a local girl (quite likely a 6 year old).
Mar 03, 2010
Pakistan finds secret al-Qaeda and Taliban underground cave complex
Pakistan's army said it had captured a key Taliban and Al-Qaeda complex dug into mountains close to the Afghan border after killing 75 local and foreign militants. Commanders gave journalists a guided tour of the bastion, which one general said numbered 156 caves developed over five to seven years.
Pakistani forces have discovered an abandoned complex of caves apparently used recently by Taliban and al-Qaeda militants, including Ayman al-Zawahiri, the second-in-command to Osama bin Laden, The Times of London reports.
The network of 156 caves is located in Damadola, in the semi-autonomous Bajaur tribal region. Pakistan Maj. -Gen. Tariq Kahn said the arrival of his forces marks the first time Pakistan's flag has flown over the village since Pakistan gained its independence in 1947, the newspaper says.
The Times reports that Pakistani officials and local residents said al-Zawahiri, an Egyptian doctor, was often seen in the area and had married a local girl.
Al-Zawahiri narrowly escaped an attack on a house in Damadola by a missile fired by a CIA drone in January 2006, the newspaper says.
The underground complex was strewn with blankets and pillows, indicating the militants fled in haste as Pakistani forces approached the area in January.
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