Zawahiri Killing: Al-Qaeda-Taliban Nexus Against Indian Interests, Say Officials
2 years, 4 months ago

Zawahiri Killing: Al-Qaeda-Taliban Nexus Against Indian Interests, Say Officials

News 18  

The killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri is likely to deal a blow to al-Qaeda supporters and affiliates in India, officials said on Tuesday but expressed concerns over the Taliban sheltering him in Kabul saying such facilities may also be extended to terror outfits mainly targeting India. The Taliban providing safe haven to al-Qaeda may also be extended to Pakistan-based outfits such as the Jaish-e-Mohammad and the Lashkar-e-Taiba that primarily target India, the officials said. An imminent concern for India is the fact that disenchanted al-Qaeda cadres may shift their allegiance to the Islamic State and its regional affiliate Islamic State -Khorasan Province. It is assessed that unlike Zawahiri, Saif al-Adl may organise more field campaigns for al-Qaeda to remain relevant and also to counter the attrition of its members to the Islamic State, they said.

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Why neutralisation of Ayman al-Zawahiri in Afghanistan raises more questions than answers
2 years, 3 months ago

Why neutralisation of Ayman al-Zawahiri in Afghanistan raises more questions than answers

Firstpost  

The elimination of Ayman al-Zawahiri in Afghanistan has led to fears that Al Qaeda might have got a new sanctuary in the country At sunrise on 31 July nearly 20 years after the infamous date of 9/11, eleven years after the elimination of Osama Bin Laden in Abbottabad Pakistan and nearly a year after the pull out of US troops …

Question marks over Pakistan role in the US killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri
2 years, 4 months ago

Question marks over Pakistan role in the US killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 24, 2022 18:00 IST The US security agencies are portraying their targeted killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri, the Al Qaeda chief, in a drone strike in Kabul on July 31 as a big achievement. President Joe Biden emerged from his COVID-induced isolation to personally announce to the American people on prime-time news the demise of the man who …

Taliban in Kabul: A year on, challenges remain
2 years, 4 months ago

Taliban in Kabul: A year on, challenges remain

Hindustan Times  

A year on from the power grab by the Taliban in Afghanistan, the two words that sum up the situation in a country blighted by decades of conflict are insecurity and uncertainty. But the world still gets occasional glimpses of the realities that ordinary Afghans are grappling with – such as heavily armed Taliban fighters firing in the air to …

Ayman al-Zawahiri assassination: The Taliban’s biggest crisis
2 years, 4 months ago

Ayman al-Zawahiri assassination: The Taliban’s biggest crisis

Al Jazeera  

The drone attack that killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has plunged the Taliban into an internal crisis. This imperils two core, and contradictory, Taliban goals: Maintaining the legitimacy of the group’s rank and file, which includes hardened armed fighters and religious ideologues and securing badly needed financial assistance from an international community already reluctant to fund the Taliban because of …

K.C. Singh | After Zawahiri: Be alert for Afghan churn, J&K fallout
2 years, 4 months ago

K.C. Singh | After Zawahiri: Be alert for Afghan churn, J&K fallout

Deccan Chronicle  

Ayman al-Zawahiri’s elimination in an American drone attack, while lounging on the balcony of his house in Kabul, closes one chapter. As Al-Qaeda’s ruling head and former deputy of Osama bin Laden, Zawahiri was long sought by the United States for his role in the 9/11 attack. After Zawahiri’s killing, Al-Qaeda may converge more closely with the agenda of India-specific …

State Department updates ‘worldwide caution’ warning of anti-American violence after al-Zawahiri strike
2 years, 4 months ago

State Department updates ‘worldwide caution’ warning of anti-American violence after al-Zawahiri strike

The Independent  

The US State Department has issued a “worldwide caution” alert following the strike that killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, fearing retaliation against American citizens. In a Worldwide Caution Update, the State Department said it believed “there is a higher potential for anti-American violence given the death of Ayman al-Zawahiri on 31 July 2022”. “These attacks may employ a wide variety …

Taliban ‘not aware’ Ayman al-Zawahiri was in Kabul
2 years, 4 months ago

Taliban ‘not aware’ Ayman al-Zawahiri was in Kabul

The Hindu  

The Taliban on August 4 said the government had no information about al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri "entering and living" in capital city Kabul and warned the United States to never repeat an attack on Afghan soil. The United States killed Zawahiri with a missile fired from a drone while he stood on a balcony at his Kabul hideout on Sunday, …

Zawahiri’s Death is Respite for India's Intel Fraternity, But There's No Room for Complacency
2 years, 4 months ago

Zawahiri’s Death is Respite for India's Intel Fraternity, But There's No Room for Complacency

News 18  

The US killed Ayman Al-Zawahiri, Al-Qaeda supreme commander and one of the key masterminds of the September 11 attacks along with Osama Bin Laden, in a CIA-led drone strike on August 1, 2022, at a residential building in the posh Sherpura colony of Kabul city. Besides exposing the underlying links between the Taliban, the Pakistani state, and Al-Qaeda, the CIA’s …

The al-Zawahiri killing: Why India can’t do what US does with ease and regularity
2 years, 4 months ago

The al-Zawahiri killing: Why India can’t do what US does with ease and regularity

Firstpost  

As Islamism of a rabid kind stealthily attempts to grow and thrive, there are questions being asked by the people of India as to why the country cannot do what the United States has been able to do with a prime adversary On 10 June 2011, a Tier One United States’ Naval Special Warfare Development Group, namely DEVGRU or Seal …

Eyewitness Recounts Drone Attack on al Qaeda's Al Zawahiri, Reveals Pakistan Link - News18
2 years, 4 months ago

Eyewitness Recounts Drone Attack on al Qaeda's Al Zawahiri, Reveals Pakistan Link - News18

News 18  

In the biggest blow to terror modules across the world since Osama Bin Laden was shot dead more than a decade ago, the United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri with a drone missile while he stood on a balcony at his home in Kabul on Tuesday. The moment they realised the building was hit, chief of Haqqani network …

Top Taliban leaders meet to deliberate on US claims of killing Al Qaeda chief
2 years, 4 months ago

Top Taliban leaders meet to deliberate on US claims of killing Al Qaeda chief

Hindustan Times  

Top leaders of Afghanistan's Taliban were holding discussions on Wednesday about how to respond to a US drone strike in Kabul that the United States said killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, three sources in the group said. The United States killed Zawahiri with a missile fired from a drone while he stood on a balcony at his Kabul hideout …

How the CIA identified and killed Al-Qaeda leader Zawahiri
2 years, 4 months ago

How the CIA identified and killed Al-Qaeda leader Zawahiri

The Hindu  

Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri liked to read alone on the balcony of his Kabul safe house early in the morning, a "pattern-of-life intelligence" that eventually gave American intelligence agencies the chance to carry out a precision strike that killed one of the world's most wanted terrorists, a report said. "Intelligence officers made a crucial discovery this spring after tracking Ayman …

Explained: How Ayman al-Zawahiri's death could pose a risk to US travellers
2 years, 4 months ago

Explained: How Ayman al-Zawahiri's death could pose a risk to US travellers

Firstpost  

The United States has urged its citizens to be vigilant against possible suicide operations, assassinations, kidnappings, hijackings and bombings abroad following the killing of Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri Washington: The US State Department Tuesday warned Americans travelling abroad they face an increased risk of violence after US forces killed Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri. His death in a drone strike …

Focus on next Al Qaeda chief as Indian agencies stay alert
2 years, 4 months ago

Focus on next Al Qaeda chief as Indian agencies stay alert

Hindustan Times  

Within hours of US President Joe Biden announcing the death of Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri in a precision drone strike, speculation circled around a possible successor, with another Egyptian Al Qaeda figure, Mohammed Salahaldin Zidan, who goes by the assumed name of Saif al-Adel, emerging a likely candidate, according to security officials who monitor the region. An official involved …

Opinion | Did Pakistan help the US in killing Ayman al-Zawahiri?
2 years, 4 months ago

Opinion | Did Pakistan help the US in killing Ayman al-Zawahiri?

India TV News  

In an early morning drone strike in Kabul, the United States killed Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri by firing two Hellfire missiles at the balcony of a Taliban-controlled safe house. After Osama bin Laden was killed by US Navy SEAL team in Pakistan’s Abbottabad in 2011, al-Zawahiri took over the reins of Al Qaeda and said in a 28-minute video, …

Zawahiri death: US asks citizens to 'maintain high level of vigilance' over possible counterattack by al-Qaeda
2 years, 4 months ago

Zawahiri death: US asks citizens to 'maintain high level of vigilance' over possible counterattack by al-Qaeda

India TV News  

Highlights Terrorist attacks often occur without warning, the US stated in its notification for citizens US citizens are urged to practice good situational awareness when traveling abroad, it read Zawahiri was one of the world's most wanted terrorists and a mastermind of the 9/11 attacks Zawahiri death: The United States has issued a worldwide alert after the death of al-Qaeda …

Death of a face: on the elimination of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri
2 years, 4 months ago

Death of a face: on the elimination of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri

The Hindu  

The killing of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri at a Kabul safe house by an American drone is a clear setback to the Sunni Islamist terror organisation. Zawahiri, the Egyptian doctor-turned-terrorist-in-chief, had been leading al-Qaeda since the 2011 killing of his predecessor, Osama bin Laden, in Pakistan’s Abbottabad in an American commando raid. Zawahiri was an instrumental figure in most of …

Al Qaeda’s emir al-Zawahiri killed in Kabul by US drone
2 years, 4 months ago

Al Qaeda’s emir al-Zawahiri killed in Kabul by US drone

Hindustan Times  

A United States drone strike killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri at a Kabul hideout, officials in Washington said, in what is the biggest blow to the militants since former chief Osama bin Laden was shot dead in Pakistan over a decade ago. While Afghanistan’s Taliban government has not confirmed, but condemned, al-Zawahiri’s death, US President Joe Biden declared “justice …

The end of Al Qaeda?
2 years, 4 months ago

The end of Al Qaeda?

Live Mint  

Eleven years after Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was killed, his close aide who took over the terrorist organization’s leadership after his death, Ayman al-Zawahiri, was also eliminated by American forces through a drone strike on his safe house in Kabul, Afghanistan, over the weekend. With him at the helm of Al Qaeda, the group still held some sway …

Central officials assessing impact of Zawahiri’s killing on al-Qaeda’s presence in India
2 years, 4 months ago

Central officials assessing impact of Zawahiri’s killing on al-Qaeda’s presence in India

The Hindu  

A day after the United States announced that al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri had been killed in a drone strike in Kabul on July 30, Indian government officials on Tuesday said they were assessing its impact in India. Mr. Singh said that over the past two years, surveillance had been mounted in Assam following reports that the Bangladesh-based Ansarullah Bangla Team, …

Did Taliban Leak Zawahiri’s Kabul Location to US? Had They Asked Al-Qaida to Leave? Exclusive
2 years, 4 months ago

Did Taliban Leak Zawahiri’s Kabul Location to US? Had They Asked Al-Qaida to Leave? Exclusive

News 18  

Taliban on Tuesday confirmed the killing of al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a United States drone strike in his Kabul safe house, according to top sources. The safe house is in Kabul?s upscale Shirpur neighbourhood, home to several Taliban leaders who had moved into mansions of former top Afghan officials of the toppled Western-backed government. #BREAKING | The home hit …

What the killing of al-Zawahiri reveals
2 years, 4 months ago

What the killing of al-Zawahiri reveals

Hindustan Times  

The killing of al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawah-iri in a United States drone strike in a Kabul neighbourhood long favoured by warlords underscores the Taliban regime’s failure to deliver on counter-terrorism commitments. The Taliban confirmed the drone strike shortly before US President Joe Biden announced the killing of Zawahiri, but was silent on the target of the attack and only spoke …

Zawahiri's killing: India must hit terror at its source
2 years, 4 months ago

Zawahiri's killing: India must hit terror at its source

India Today  

It was in a palatial multi-storey bungalow downtown Kabul that Ayman al-Zawahiri, the al-Qaeda number one, was hiding in plain sight when two Hellfire missiles fired from the Reaper unmanned combat aerial vehicle took him out. Incidentally, Osama Bin Laden was also hiding not in the remote Tora Bora mountains but barely 100 metres from Pakistan Military Academy in Kakul, …

Al-Zawahiri Increased Outreach to Al-Qaeda Supporters with Video and Audio Messages: UN Report
2 years, 4 months ago

Al-Zawahiri Increased Outreach to Al-Qaeda Supporters with Video and Audio Messages: UN Report

News 18  

A recent UN report had said that the core al-Qaeda leadership under Ayman al-Zawahiri was reported to remain in Afghanistan, and the terror group’s leader had increased outreach to al-Qaeda supporters with a number of video and audio messages. The 30th report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team submitted pursuant to resolution 2610 concerning ISIL, al-Qaeda and associated …

‘Caravans of Jihad’ to Kashmir: As US Strike Kills Zawahiri, A Look at Al-Qaeda Chief's Threats to India
2 years, 4 months ago

‘Caravans of Jihad’ to Kashmir: As US Strike Kills Zawahiri, A Look at Al-Qaeda Chief's Threats to India

News 18  

As the sun rose in Kabul on Sunday, two Hellfire missiles fired by a US drone ended Ayman al-Zawahiri’s decade-long reign as the leader of Al-Qaida who helped Osama bin Laden plot the 9/11 attacks. “A new branch of al-Qaida was established — Qaida al-Jihad in the Indian subcontinent, seeking to raise the flag of jihad,…and return the Islamic rule …

The death of Zawahiri may only have a short-term impact
2 years, 4 months ago

The death of Zawahiri may only have a short-term impact

Hindustan Times  

From the podium of the White House, the President of the United States announced that on July 31, 2022, in the US air strike Ayman al-Zawahiri, an Al-Qaeda chief since 2011 was killed in Kabul. There is also an interesting coincidence that the strike happened two months after the Inter-Services Intelligence chief Lt Gen Nadeem Anjum visited the US and …

Al-Zawahiri Liked Sitting Outside on His Balcony. The CIA Watched for Months Before Killing Him
2 years, 4 months ago

Al-Zawahiri Liked Sitting Outside on His Balcony. The CIA Watched for Months Before Killing Him

News 18  

The US planned to kill Ayman al-Zawahiri over a period of several months. On July 31, 2022, two Hellfire missiles fired using a US drone ended the life of the al-Qaeda chief while he was sitting outside in his balcony, mincing him into shreds but without any damage to other individuals. The CIA officials who were involved in the mission, …

Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri killed: Who is next in line to succeed him?
2 years, 4 months ago

Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri killed: Who is next in line to succeed him?

India Today  

Ayman al-Zawahiri, the Egyptian surgeon who assumed the leadership of al-Qaeda after the killing of Osama bin Laden, died at 71 in a drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, over the weekend, according to US officials. As per a report by the UN Security Council, dated July 15, 2022, Al Zawahiri’s apparent increased comfort and ability to communicate has coincided with …

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri’s death is proof it is possible to root out terrorism without being at war: Barack Obama
2 years, 4 months ago

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri’s death is proof it is possible to root out terrorism without being at war: Barack Obama

The Hindu  

Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri’s death in a U. S. drone strike in Afghanistan is proof that it is possible to root out terrorism without being at war, former U. S. President Barack Obama has said, hailing the Biden administration for bringing one of the masterminds of the 9/11 attacks to justice without a single civilian casualty. Zawahiri, who assumed the …

Haqqani network tried to conceal al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri's presence at safe house in Kabul: Report
2 years, 4 months ago

Haqqani network tried to conceal al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri's presence at safe house in Kabul: Report

The Hindu  

Members of the dreaded terror group Haqqani network tried to conceal that al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was at a safe house in Kabul where he was killed in a precision U. S. drone strike and restricted access to the site, a media report said on August 2. The American drone strike killed al-Zawahiri, a key plotter of the 9/11 terrorist …

Zawahiri's killing by US a violation of Doha Agreement, says Taliban
2 years, 4 months ago

Zawahiri's killing by US a violation of Doha Agreement, says Taliban

Hindustan Times  

In its first statement on the killing of Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri in a US drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, the Asian country's ruling Taliban regime described the development as a ‘clear violation’ of the Doha Agreement between the group and the United States of America. “The Islamic Emirate condemns this attack in the strongest possible terms and considers it …

Explained: How the US planned and executed the killing of World No 1 terrorist Ayman al-Zawahiri
2 years, 4 months ago

Explained: How the US planned and executed the killing of World No 1 terrorist Ayman al-Zawahiri

Firstpost  

In a secret operation that was planned for months, the US took out Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri. He was standing on the balcony of a safe house in Afghanistan’s Kabul when hit by two Hellfire missiles The United States has killed the world’s most-wanted terrorist – the leader of Al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in a drone strike in Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/6Oyl0Mpuoe — …

News18 Explains: Why Did the US Kill Ayman al-Zawahiri?
2 years, 4 months ago

News18 Explains: Why Did the US Kill Ayman al-Zawahiri?

News 18  

A US drone strike in Afghanistan this weekend killed Ayman al-Zawahiri, who helped Osama bin Laden plot the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States and helped al-Qaida survive and spread in the years after. Al-Zawahiri worked as an eye surgeon as a young adult, but also roamed Central Asia and the Middle East, witnessing Afghans’ war against Soviet …

Explained: What happens to Al-Qaeda after Ayman al-Zawahiri's death
2 years, 4 months ago

Explained: What happens to Al-Qaeda after Ayman al-Zawahiri's death

Firstpost  

With the killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri, Al-Qaeda overall now faces a succession crisis and a shaky future. That includes rivalries against aggressive upstart extremist groups that have come into being after 9/11 Washington: A United States drone strike in Afghanistan this weekend killed Ayman al-Zawahri, who helped Osama bin Laden plot the 11 September 2001, attacks on the United States …

Zawahiri’s killing in Kabul underlines Taliban’s failure in countering terror
2 years, 4 months ago

Zawahiri’s killing in Kabul underlines Taliban’s failure in countering terror

Hindustan Times  

Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri’s killing in a US drone strike in the Afghan capital of Kabul highlights the Taliban setup’s complete failure in delivering on its counter-terrorism guarantees in the Doha Agreement of 2020. Following the airstrike that targeted the al-Qaeda chief with Hellfire missiles, an unnamed US administration official told the media that senior figures of the Haqqani Network, …

Ayman al-Zawahiri | From Cairo physician to al-Qaeda leader
2 years, 4 months ago

Ayman al-Zawahiri | From Cairo physician to al-Qaeda leader

The Hindu  

Ayman al-Zawahiri succeeded Osama bin Laden as al-Qaeda leader after years as its main organiser and strategist, but his lack of charisma and competition from rival militants Islamic State hobbled his ability to inspire sizeable attacks on the West. In the years following bin Laden's death in 2011, U.S. air strikes killed a succession of al-Zawahiri's deputies, weakening the veteran …

Ayman al-Zawahiri killed: How CIA eliminated al-Qaeda chief
2 years, 4 months ago

Ayman al-Zawahiri killed: How CIA eliminated al-Qaeda chief

Hindustan Times  

In the biggest setback to al-Qaeda since May 2011, when its founder and then chief, Osama bin Laden, was killed by US special forces in Pakistan, the terrorist group has now lost Ayman al-Zawahiri, the successor to bin Laden, until his own death in a US drone strike in Kabul on July 30. Ayman al-Zawahiri In an address on Monday …

Who is Ayman al-Zawahiri? An eye surgeon who became Osama bin Laden’s successor
2 years, 4 months ago

Who is Ayman al-Zawahiri? An eye surgeon who became Osama bin Laden’s successor

Live Mint  

Ayman al-Zawahiri, the leader of Al Qaeda and a key architect of the 9/11 terrorist operation, was assassinated by a US drone strike in Afghanistan on Saturday. Following the US Forces' pursuit of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan's Jalalabad, Zawahiri, who had recently turned 71, became command of Al-Qaeda. 11 years after Osama bin Laden was killed, Zawahiri has emerged …

Killing of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri is long-sought justice: Biden
2 years, 4 months ago

Killing of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri is long-sought justice: Biden

The Hindu  

President Joe Biden announced Monday, August 1, 2022, that al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Kabul, an operation he said delivered justice and hopefully “one more measure of closure” to families of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. As for Al-Zawahiri, Mr. Biden said, “He will never again, …

'Justice Delivered', Says Biden After US Eliminates Al Qaeda Chief Ayman Al-Zawahiri In Drone Strike
2 years, 4 months ago

'Justice Delivered', Says Biden After US Eliminates Al Qaeda Chief Ayman Al-Zawahiri In Drone Strike

ABP News  

Ayman al-Zawahiri, the head of Al-Qaeda, was killed by an airstrike in Kabul, according to a statement issued by President Joe Biden on Monday, news agency AFP reported. https://t.co/SgTVaszA3s — President Biden August 1, 2022 "Justice has been delivered and this terrorist leader is no more," Biden stated in a televised address. After months of planning, Biden announced he had …

Who was Ayman al-Zawahri killed in US drone strike in Afghanistan
2 years, 4 months ago

Who was Ayman al-Zawahri killed in US drone strike in Afghanistan

India Today  

A US drone strike in Afghanistan this weekend killed Ayman al-Zawahri, who helped Osama bin Laden plot the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States and ensured al-Qaida survived and spread in the years after. Americans who lived through the 9/11 attacks may not remember al-Zawahri’s name, but many know his face more than two decades on: a man …

Al-Qaeda Chief Ayman al-Zawahiri Killed in US Drone Strike
2 years, 4 months ago

Al-Qaeda Chief Ayman al-Zawahiri Killed in US Drone Strike

News 18  

The United States on Tuesday killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike in Afghanistan, US president Joe Biden confirmed. #BREAKING Biden says killing of Al-Qaeda chief will bring "closure" to 9/11 families pic.twitter.com/0XLfbMzHH5— AFP News Agency August 1, 2022 The slain terrorist took over as the al-Qaeda chief following the death of Osama Bin Laden in Abbottabad in …

Al Qaeda leader and former second-in-command to Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri, killed in CIA drone strike in Afghanistan
2 years, 4 months ago

Al Qaeda leader and former second-in-command to Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri, killed in CIA drone strike in Afghanistan

ABC  

President Joe Biden says the death of Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a US drone strike will bring "one more measure of closure" for the families of terrorist victims. Key points: Zawahiri had been the leader of al-Qaeda since 2011, following the death of Osama bin Laden The White House says there were no civilian casualties during the operation …

Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri killed: How the world reacted
2 years, 4 months ago

Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri killed: How the world reacted

Al Jazeera  

A round-up of international reaction after the US said a drone strike had killed al-Zawahiri in Kabul. The United States says a CIA drone strike has killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, in the biggest blow to the group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011. No matter how long it takes, no matter …

US killing al-Zawahiri in Kabul a violation of Doha pact: Taliban
2 years, 4 months ago

US killing al-Zawahiri in Kabul a violation of Doha pact: Taliban

Al Jazeera  

The Taliban condemns the drone strike, calling it a ‘clear violation’ of international principles and the 2020 Doha Agreement. The Taliban has condemned the killing of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri by the United States in a “precision” drone strike in the centre of Kabul. In a statement on Tuesday, the group called the strike a “clear violation” of international principles …

Afghans say they know little about US killing of al-Qaeda leader
2 years, 4 months ago

Afghans say they know little about US killing of al-Qaeda leader

Al Jazeera  

People in the Kabul neighbourhood where Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a drone attack say they are surprised but don’t know anything more than that. The announcement by the United States of a “precision” drone attack that killed the elusive 71-year-old al-Qaeda leader came in Kabul in the early hours of Tuesday. A traffic police officer in one of Kabul’s …

EXPLAINER: Who was Al Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri - and why did US kill him?
2 years, 4 months ago

EXPLAINER: Who was Al Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri - and why did US kill him?

India TV News  

Highlights A U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan this weekend killed Ayman al-Zawahri. Al-Zawahiri killed: Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a drone strike conducted by the US foreign intelligence agency CIA in Afghanistan's Kabul. Al-Zawahri worked as an eye surgeon as a young adult, but also roamed Central Asia and the Middle East, witnessing Afghans' war against Soviet occupiers …

Who was al-Qaeda’s leader Ayman al-Zawahiri?
2 years, 4 months ago

Who was al-Qaeda’s leader Ayman al-Zawahiri?

Al Jazeera  

Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, linked to 9/11 and attacks that left thousands dead, has been killed in a US drone strike. Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, who has been killed in a US drone attack in Afghanistan, was the group’s key ideologue and strategist, masterminding its global network and planning attacks on the United States. Even some key figures in al-Qaeda’s …

Haqqani network tried to conceal al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri presence at safe house in Kabul: Report
2 years, 4 months ago

Haqqani network tried to conceal al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri presence at safe house in Kabul: Report

India TV News  

Members of the dreaded terror group Haqqani network tried to conceal that al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was at a safe house in Kabul where he was killed in a precision US drone strike and restricted access to the site, a media report said on Tuesday. The American drone strike killed al-Zawahiri, a key plotter of the 9/11 terrorist attacks who …

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