A Live Discussion: The Battle Of Tora Bora (Operation Jawbreaker)

A video i made on November 23, 2021. The Battle of Tora Bora was a military engagement that took place in the cave complex of Tora Bora, eastern Afghanistan, from December 6–17, 2001, during the opening stages of the United States invasion of Afghanistan. It was launched by the United States and its allies with the objective to capture or kill Osama bin Laden. The Operation led by the Central Intelligence Agency, CIA National Clandestine Service's (NCS) Special Activities Division and 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) was code named "Jawbreaker". It was originally led by long time field case officer, Gary Schroen, who was replaced by Gary Berntsen.

With the assistance of local Afghan tribes such as the Northern and Southern Alliance, Uzbeks and the Hizib-e-Wahdat Hazaka , they began an incessant charge against the Taliban led by Mohammad "Mullah" Omar and Bin Laden's Al qaeda fighters in the north of the Afghan mountains where they trapped Bin Laden and approximately 200 fighters. Surrounded with one way out, a back channel to Pakistan, Berntsen called for a small contingent of 200 US Special Forces to block the escape. However the request was denied by USCENTCOM commander General Tommy Franks, who was on orders from the Bush White House. Bin Laden and the remaining Al Qaeda fighters would escape back into Pakistan where he would stay until his assassination by US Special Forces on May 1, 2011. This discussion will concentrate on the stages of the Jawbreaker operation in Tora Bora, Afghanistan, who was behind it, and the details of the operation .