Images taken by journalist Abdel Barri Atwan in 1996 released in trial of Al Qaeda lieutenant Tora Bora . Shows 9/11 mastermind 's compound in mountainous region of Khaled al-Fawwaz , including a two-bedroom mud hut . Developed an intricate network of caves and tunnels to avoid detection and acted as protection during air strikes . Reports suggest he would go on day-long hikes across the mountains surrounded by bodyguards . He fled the area near the Pakistan border on horse back in 2001 when US forces closed in on him .
Images taken by journalist Abdel Barri Atwan in 1996 released in trial of Al Qaeda lieutenant Khaled al-Fawwaz . Shows 9/11 mastermind 's compound in mountainous region of Tora Bora , including a two-bedroom mud hut . Developed an intricate network of caves and tunnels to avoid detection and acted as protection during air strikes . Reports suggest he would go on day-long hikes across the mountains surrounded by bodyguards . He fled the area near the Pakistan border on horse back in 2001 when US forces closed in on him .