U.S.-led troops killed up to four al Qaeda fighters in eastern Afghanistan along the Pakistan border, a U.S. military spokesmen said on Tuesday. In two separate exchanges of fire in the past 24 hours, U.S.-led troops also made major weapons discoveries in caves and bunkers along the border. The location of the fighting added weight to reports that many Taliban and al Qaeda followers of Osama bin Laden had fled to Pakistan border areas. (Read photo captionw)
It also suggested U.S.-led forces were now concentrating their search for Al-Qaeda fighters in the border area where caves often start in Afghanistan and end in Pakistan.

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U.S.-led troops killed up to four al Qaeda fighters in eastern Afghanistan along the Pakistan border, a U.S. military spokesmen said April 30, 2002. In two separate exchanges of fire in the past 24 hours, which broke a 10-day lull in enemy contacts, U.S.-led troops also made major weapons discoveries in caves and bunkers along the border. (Reuters Graphic)