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The US has claimed that al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in this drone strike.
The Taliban has condemned the US drone strike.
Taliban’s chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid called it a violation of the 2020 agreement on the withdrawal of US forces.
Kabul. The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) carried out a drone strike in the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday. The US has claimed that al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in this drone strike. The Taliban has condemned the drone attack. Taliban chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid condemned the drone strike, saying on Monday that the US carried out a drone strike on a compound in Kabul this weekend. Zabihullah called it a violation of the 2020 agreement on the withdrawal of US forces. Along with this, a Taliban spokesman called it against international principles.
$25 million bounty on al-Zawahiriq
Let us tell you that Al Zawahiri had a reward of $ 25 million. Al-Zawahiri assisted in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, which killed about 3,000 people. In 2011, Zawahiri took over as al-Qaeda chief after the US military killed the terrorist group’s founder, Osama bin Laden.
Zawahiri is one of the most wanted terrorists
US President Joe Biden made an announcement on Monday that the US had killed al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri, according to Reuters. Al-Zawahiri was one of the world’s most wanted terrorists and the suspected mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Biden said in his televised address that there was an attack in Kabul on Saturday. Describing this attack, he said that I had given him the final approval for the attack. There were no civilian casualties in the attack.
Saudi Arabia welcomed the attack
According to a report in the Associated Press, Saudi Arabia has welcomed US President Joe Biden’s announcement of the assassination of Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. The news agency gave this information on Monday quoting a statement from the Ministry of External Affairs. A Saudi foreign ministry statement said Zawahiri was considered one of the leaders of terrorism who led the planning and execution of heinous terrorist operations in the United States and Saudi Arabia.
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Tags: al-Qaeda, Joe Biden, Taliban, Taliban government, America, zabihullah mujahidi
First published: Aug 02, 2022, 07:28 IST
