The boeing 727 was operated by the congolese airline hewa bora , one of the few passenger carriers flying to kisangani , the third largest city in the drc .
Since escaping that winter during a battle in the tora bora region of eastern afghanistan , bin laden had defied american efforts to trace him .
自从那年冬天在阿富汗东部torabora地区的战斗中逃脱之后,本拉登已挫败了美国追踪其行踪的努力。
The u. s intercepted chatter in the tora bora mountains between bin laden and his forces that seemed to give up his location .
在托拉博拉与本拉丹和他的部队山脉,似乎要放弃他的位置,美国截获唠。
His exact whereabouts have been unknown since late 2001 , when he and some bodyguards slipped out of the tora bora mountains after evading air strikes , special forces and afghan militias .
Ever since evading his pursuers in the tora bora mountains of afghanistan in november 2001 , mr bin laden 's slipperiness in the face of america 's efforts to find him had inspired jihadists everywhere .