John Kiriakou声称,本·拉丹2001年可能因翻译的欺骗和美国的拖延而逃离托拉博拉,而美国的援助却维持了巴基斯坦的双重反恐立场。 John Kiriakou claims bin Laden may have escaped Tora Bora in 2001 due to a translator's deception and U.S. delay, while U.S. aid sustained Pakistan’s dual counterterrorism stance.

前中央情报局官员John Kiriakou在接受采访时说,2001年10月,乌萨马·本·拉丹可能伪装成妇女从托拉博拉逃出,在美国部队允许的拖延之后逃到巴基斯坦。 Former CIA officer John Kiriakou said in an interview that Osama bin Laden may have escaped from Tora Bora in October 2001 disguised as a woman, fleeing into Pakistan after a delay granted by U.S. forces. 他声称是美国中央司令部的翻译, 后来被发现是“基地”组织特工, 误导Franks将军, 让他们有时间疏散妇女和儿童, 让本·拉丹得以逃脱。 He claimed a translator for U.S. Central Command, later found to be an Al-Qaeda operative, misled General Franks into allowing time to evacuate women and children, enabling bin Laden’s escape. 基里阿库(Kiriakou)也形容佩尔韦兹·穆沙拉夫统治下的美国与巴基斯坦的关系依赖于大规模援助, 尽管巴基斯坦在庇护Lashkar-e-Taiba(Lashkar-e-Taiba)等团体的同时采取反恐合作的双重战略。 Kiriakou also described U.S. relations with Pakistan under Pervez Musharraf as reliant on massive aid, despite Pakistan’s dual strategy of cooperating on counterterrorism while harboring groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba. 他指出,2002年的一次突袭发现该团体与“基地”组织之间有联系,但白宫选择不予以宣传,将联盟置于印度关切之上。 He noted that a 2002 raid uncovered a link between the group and Al-Qaeda, but the White House chose not to publicize it, prioritizing the alliance over Indian concerns. 2011年,本·拉丹在巴基斯坦阿博塔巴德遇害。 Bin Laden was killed in Abbottabad, Pakistan, in 2011.