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Ali M Latifi

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

Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a US strike in Kabul [File: Ausaf newspaper/EPA]

Kabul, Afghanistan – The news of the killing of al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri slowly made its way through the Afghan capital. For many Afghans, it came as a complete surprise.

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.

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