Operation Koh-e-Sufaid
The Tora Bora cave which was home to Osama Bin Laden for years after its escape from Afghanistan was also located in these mountains.Operation was part of series of military campaigns that Pakistan Armed Forces conducted against Islamic militants occupying Federally Administered Tribal Areas since 2002.However, militants continued to pose threat to the region by maintaining strong presence in mountaineous Central, Upper Kurram.Militants had also occupied mountains of Koh-e-Sufaid range which were as high as 15000 feet from where they launched score of attacks on vital link of Thall-Parachinar road, which was only land route connecting Kurram with Pakistan.[4] The Operation considered to be major success as Pakistani forces first time since 2002 reestablished government control on Kurram Agency till Afghanistan-Pakistan border.