Al Qaeda leader, son of late leader Osama bin Laden Killed By US Army
In Afghanistan, a US drone strike reportedly killed Ayman al-Zawahiri, according to US media. According to US media claims, a US attack in Afghanistan has killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.
US President Joe Biden is expected to address the country at 12.30am UK time.
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According to a top official in his administration, the United States conducted a counterterrorism operation over the weekend on a critical Al Qaeda target in Afghanistan.
“No civilians were harmed, and the operation was successful.”
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Losing al-Zawahiri would be the extremist group’s biggest defeat since the US killed Osama bin Laden, its founder, in 2011.
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An anonymous US official who went on the record said that the CIA carried out a drone strike in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, on Sunday. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the attack had taken place and angrily condemned it as a violation of “international standards.”
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