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Taliban investigating US ‘claim’ of killing al-Qaeda chief

Ayman al-Zawahiri, an Egyptian doctor, was wanted for the September 11, 2001, attacks on the US [File: Site Intelligence Group/AFP]

The Taliban says it is investigating a “claim” by the United States that it killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone attack in Kabul, says a Taliban official, indicating the group’s leadership was not aware of his presence there.

The US said it killed al-Zawahiri with a missile fired from a drone while he stood on a balcony at his Kabul hiding place on Sunday.

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