Ayman al-Zawahiri

Joe Biden announced on monday that the US has launched a drone strike in Afghanistan to kill Ayman al Zawahiri, the top al-Qaida leader.

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Al-Zawahiri

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Killing of Al-Zawahiri is considered as a major blow to the worldwide terrorist network.

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“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": statement given by Joe Biden.

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Al-Zawahiri was spotted in a safehouse in downtown kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.

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The strike was carried out at 9:48pm ET on 30th july by an unmanned aerial vehicle.

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Since August 2021, when US diplomats and troops left Afghanistan, the drone strike is the first US-led attack on Afghanistan.

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