Nancy Pelosi tells President Tsai US will not abandon Taiwan – as it happened House speaker meets Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei during visit described as ‘extremely egregious’ by China’s vice foreign minister The Guardian - US · Aug 2, 2022
Inside Al-Qaeda leader's final days before being blasted by 'ninja missile' on balcony Ayman al-Zawahiri, who was instrumental in the 9/11 terror attacks with comrade Osama Bin Laden, spent much of his life living among Afghanistan's unforgiving mountains but spent his final months in a flashy Kabul suburb Daily Mirror · Aug 2, 2022
Shocking moment of fiery explosion believed to have killed al-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden's former right-hand man and current al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahri was killed by a CIA drone strike when he came out on the balcony of his safe house in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sunday Daily Mirror · Aug 2, 2022
Al Qaeda's Zawahiri survived harsh mountains, killed in posh Kabul locality Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri, who had a $25 million U.S. bounty on his head, survived years in Afghanistan's rugged mountains but his last months were spent in an upscale Kabul neighbourhood where top officials from the Taliban also live. Reuters · Aug 2, 2022
US kills al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri: What we know so far Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a drone attack that targeted a house in central Kabul, Afghanistan, according to the US. Al Jazeera · Aug 2, 2022
Watching Al-Qaeda Chief’s ‘Pattern of Life’ Key to His Death As the sun was rising 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-Qaeda. The seeds of the audacious counterterrorism operation had been planted over many months. US officials had built a scale model of the safe… Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 2, 2022
Taliban ‘grossly violated’ agreement by sheltering al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, US says Taliban condemns US for drone attack and calls it ‘clear violation of international principles and Doha Agreement’ The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2022
US drone strike kills 9/11 attacks mastermind Zawahiri in Kabul A US drone strike has killed Al Qaeda terrorist chief Ayman al-Zawahiri at a hideout in the Afghan capital, Kabul. Announcing the death of one of the men who plotted the 9/11 attacks, American President Joe Biden said "justice had been delivered" to victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Radio France Internationale · Aug 2, 2022
Ayman Al-Zawahiri: From Cairo Physician to Al-Qaeda Leader Ayman al-Zawahiri succeeded Osama bin Laden as al-Qaeda leader after years as its main organizer and strategist, but his lack of charisma and competition from rival militants ISIS hobbled his ability to inspire sizeable attacks on the West. Zawahiri, 71, was killed in a US drone strike, US President Joe… Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 2, 2022
US killing al-Zawahiri in Kabul a violation of Doha pact: Taliban Taliban condemns the drone strike, calling it a ‘clear violation’ of international principles and 2020 Doha Agreement. Al Jazeera · Aug 2, 2022
Al-Qaeda Leader Zawahiri Killed in US Drone Strike in Downtown Kabul The United States killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a "precision" strike in the center of Kabul, the Afghanistan capital, President Joe Biden said, the biggest blow to the militant group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011. Zawahiri, an Egyptian surgeon who had a $25 million… Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 2, 2022
"Justice has been delivered," says US President Joe Biden as 9/11 key plotter killed in Kabul Al-Zawahiri was one of the world's most wanted terrorists and a mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacks was killed in a drone strike carried out by the US in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday. Read more on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Aug 2, 2022
Ayman al-Zawahiri: Al-Qaeda leader killed by US drone strike in Kabul The US President said intelligence officials tracked al-Zawahiri to a home in downtown Kabul where he was hiding out with his family Evening Standard · Aug 2, 2022
US kills Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri in drone strike "On Saturday, at my direction, the United States successfully concluded an air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan and killed Al Qaeda Amir Ayman al-Zawahiri," US President Joe Biden said in a media briefing. Full story on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Aug 2, 2022
Los Angeles Times · Aug 2, 2022 Biden declares ‘justice delivered’ after drone strike kills al-Qaida leader WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Monday that al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri, a key plotter of the Sept. 11 attacks, was killed in a CIA drone strike he ordered targeting the terrorist leader in Afghanistan.
The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2022 Watching al-Qaida chief's 'pattern of life' key to his death The seeds of the U.S. counterterrorism operation that killed al-Qaida's leader were planted over many months
Reuters · Aug 2, 2022 How the CIA identified and killed Al-Qaeda leader Zawahiri Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a U.S. strike in Afghanistan over the weekend, the biggest blow to the militant group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011.
The Guardian - US · Aug 2, 2022 Ayman al-Zawahiri: al-Qaida leader killed in US drone strike in Afghanistan, Joe Biden says President ordered strike on Kabul safe house last month during a high-level meeting, administration says
The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2022 Questions for the Taliban as Biden announces death of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri ‘The Taliban were aware of his presence in Kabul... they need to explain their position,’ says one official
ABC News · Aug 1, 2022 Who was Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, killed in a US drone strike in Afghanistan? The death of Al Qaeda's leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike in Afghanistan is widely considered to be the biggest blow to the terrorist group since the death of Osama bin Laden.
Al Jazeera · Aug 1, 2022 Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri killed in US drone strike US President Joe Biden says ‘justice has been delivered’ after al-Qaeda leader located and killed in Kabul.
Reuters · Aug 1, 2022 U.S. launched weekend drone strike in Kabul -Taliban spokesman The United States carried out a drone strike on a residence in Kabul over the weekend, the Taliban's chief spokesman said on Monday.
Roll Call · Aug 1, 2022 Biden announces killing of al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri - Roll Call President Joe Biden announced a drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan that killed the leader of al Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahri.
The Hindu · Jul 31, 2022 The Taliban has achieved political stability, says Suhail Shaheen Kandahar faction handles leadership; military power decentralised among Haqqanis and commanders
The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2022 Taliban say 2 died in Friday explosion at Kabul cricket game A Taliban spokesman says two people died after a hand grenade exploded during a cricket match the capital of Kabul the previous day