US Kills Al Qaeda leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri in a Drone Strike
On Monday, President of the United States Joe Biden announced in the White House that the United States had killed the Al Qaeda leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike.
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Zawahiri, who had recently turned 71, had remained a visible international symbol of the group 11 years after the US assassinated Osama bin Laden. He served as bin Laden's personal physician at one point.
According to Biden, Zawahiri was hiding in downtown Kabul to reunite with his family when he was killed in what a senior administration official described as a "precision tailored airstrike" using two Hellfire missiles.
The drone strike, which took place at 9:48 p.m. ET on Saturday, was authorized by Biden after weeks of meetings with his Cabinet and key advisers, an official said on Monday, adding that no American personnel were on the ground in Kabul at the time.
Haqqani, Senior According to the official, Taliban figures were aware of Zawahiri's presence in the area, in "clear violation of the Doha agreement," and even took steps to conceal his presence after Saturday's successful strike, restricting access to the safe house and quickly relocating members of his family, including his daughter and her children, who were purposefully not targeted during the strike and remained unharmed. The US did not notify Taliban officials about the strike on Saturday.
Biden stated that Zawahiri "was deeply involved in the planning of 9/11, one of the most responsible for the attacks that murdered 2,977 people on American soil, and he was the mastermind of attacks against Americans for decades."
"Now, justice has been delivered and this terrorist leader is no more. People around the world no longer need to fear the vicious and determined killer," the US President stated.
US President, Joe Biden. PHOTO FILE
"The United States continues to demonstrate our resolve and our capacity to defend the American people against those who seek to do us harm. We make it clear again tonight, that no matter how long it takes, no matter where you hide if you are a threat to our people, the United States will find you and take you out." President Joe Biden stated.
The strike comes one year after President Joe Biden ordered the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, prompting Taliban forces to seize control of the country.
