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To: American Spirit who wrote (307162)	10/25/2006 5:30:25 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572501

Gee, I'm supposed to believe you know an expert on Afghani geography?

To: American Spirit who wrote (307162)	10/26/2006 3:05:25 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 1572501

"The number of possible passes is in the dozens, if not the hundreds." csmonitor.com "Many mountain passes lead from Tora Bora to Pakistan or south-west into Afghanistan's Paktia province" observer.guardian.co.uk "Tora Bora was not a surprising destination. It leads to a network of smugglers' routes that stretch through mountain passes into Pakistan" smh.com.au "Tora Bora in southern Nangarhar province is connected to Pakistan through rough mountain trails only accessible by foot or on mules. The trailhead to Tora Bora connects with a network of smugglers’ routes leading to mountain passes in the Frontier province." newsline.com.pk "We have a map that we can show that kind of giving you an idea of where we are talking about. As we zoom in on the more specific picture. Tora Bora, as you see there, right at that knob where Pakistan meets Afghanistan, part of a 1,300-mile long border, and a porous and rugged one it is. It's a terrain that helps fighters who are on the run with lots of places to hide. And also, it's proximity to Pakistan has always made it easy for these Al Qaeda fighters an supporters to go back and forth. They are using mountain passes traditionally used, but they are also using smugglers trails, with caves, such as the ones with these, with munitions, that were spotted over the last couple of days. These caves are located along these remote trails that often wind into Pakistan and areas that aren't near any of the 300 border checkpoints that have been set up by the Pakistani government." transcripts.cnn.com This graphic doesn't show all the little smuggleing trails but it does give an idea of how rugged the terrian is and how many places there are to hide joelertola.com Also see madison.com indepundit.com