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Joe Biden confirms death of Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in US drone strike in Afghanistan — as it happened

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, one of the architects of the September 11 attacks, has been killed in a US drone strike in Afghanistan.

US President Joe Biden says the militant's death means al-Zawahiri won't make Afghanistan "a terrorist safe haven" again.

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