Taliban claims it did not know Al-Qaeda boss was in Afghanistan as it warns US to ‘never repeat’ drone strike Ayman al-Zawahri, the head of Al-Qaeda, was killed in a drone strike on Sunday Evening Standard · Aug 4, 2022
Taliban say they are investigating US 'claim' of killing al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri The Taliban says it was unaware Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was living in Afghanistan's capital city. ABC News · Aug 4, 2022
Taliban claim 'no knowledge' of slain Al Qaeda leader Al-Zawahiri in Afghanistan The Taliban said Thursday they are investigating what they described as “claims” that al-Qaida chief Ayman al-Zawahri was killed in a U.S. drone strike in the Afghan capital. France 24 · Aug 4, 2022
Taliban claim they unaware of al-Qaida leader in Afghanistan The Taliban say they are investigating what they they described as “claims” that al-Qaida chief Ayman al-Zawahri was killed in a U.S. drone strike in the Afghan capital The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2022
Taliban investigating US ‘claim’ of killing al-Qaeda chief Taliban representative to UN says the Afghan government and group’s leadership is ‘not aware’ of what is being claimed. Al Jazeera · Aug 4, 2022
The Northern Agenda: A VERY wide load on the M53 Huge furnace structure five times higher than a double decker bus comes over from Thailand Manchester Evening News · Aug 4, 2022
Taliban Claim They Unaware of Qaeda Leader in Afghanistan The Taliban broke its silence Thursday, days after a US drone strike killing al-Qaeda’s top leader in Afghanistan’s capital, acknowledging his slaying and pledging to launch an investigation. The killing of Ayman al-Zawahri on the balcony of a Kabul safehouse Sunday has further strained relations between the Taliban and the… Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 4, 2022
Bobby Ghosh: Al-Zawahri killing gives Afghanistan an opening with US The U.S. drone strike that killed Ayman al-Zawahri in Kabul on Sunday caught the Taliban leadership both red-handed and flat-footed. Their promises to prevent the country from once again becoming a terrorist haven have been exposed as lies: The al-Qaida leader was living in the Afghan capital, reportedly in a… Tribune News Service · Aug 4, 2022
Taliban says was not aware al Qaeda leader in Kabul, warns U.S. (Corrects byline) Reuters · Aug 4, 2022
‘We’re all responsible for Afghanistan’: confronting exhibition spotlights Australia’s 20-year war An artist’s blood and the Brereton report feature in a month-long Sydney show and symposium that aims to platform victims of a war whose legacy lives on The Guardian - AU · Aug 4, 2022
Biden's national security adviser doubles down on Taiwan policy after Pelosi visit Jake Sullivan, the president's national security adviser, discusses the war in Ukraine, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan and the U.S. drone strike that took out al-Qaida's leader. WEKU · Aug 3, 2022
Al Qaeda's leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in an upscale Kabul neighbourhood. Now other terror leaders are fleeing Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has been killed via a drone strike on the balcony of his four-storey safehouse. Now terrorist leaders are fleeing Kabul while the world takes stock of what this means for the future of Afghanistan. ABC News · Aug 3, 2022
Teaching the Taliban the wrong lessons The world appears to have highlighted that short-sighted tactics, and not strategic vision, will decide the future The Hindu · Aug 3, 2022
‘Tricky situation’: Taliban unsure how to respond to Zawahiri’s death Senior commanders caught between hopes for international recognition and pressure from their own ranks The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2022
WEKU · Aug 3, 2022 Does the killing of al-Zawahiri make Americans safer? It's complicated The State Department warns of potential anti-American violence following the U.S. killing of al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. Experts say his loss hurts the group, but doesn't erase the threat.
The Conversation · Aug 3, 2022 Afghanistan: assassination of al-Qaida chief reveals tensions at the top of the Taliban The killing of the al-Qaida leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in Kabul by a US drone strike on July 31 raises some crucial questions. It appears the ruling Taliban were aware of, and gave their blessing to, al-Zawahiri staying in one of the residential areas in Kabul. But did someone in their…
Daily Mirror · Aug 3, 2022 'Ninja' Hellfire missiles 'like a bladed anvil' chopped up doomed Al-Qaeda leader The US Hellfire missiles, which use blades instead of explosive warheads, used in the killing of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri were tested and perfected in counter-terrorism operations in Syria
Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 3, 2022 Ties Between Al-Qaeda and the Taliban... Will ISIS benefit from the Rupture? After having killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri with a drone that hit the home he had been hiding in Kabul, the United States has, to a large extent, finished avenging the 9/11 attacks. The perpetrators were killed in bloody attacks, and Osama bin Laden was then killed by Navy…
Daily Mirror · Aug 3, 2022 Four most wanted Al-Qaeda terrorists US is hunting after leader slain with killer drone Senior US officials say the house where Ayman al-Zawahiri died was used or owned by Mr Haqqani and his network who are closely associated with both Al Qaeda and the Taliban
Reuters · Aug 3, 2022 Tight-lipped Taliban leaders gather after U.S. says Zawahiri killed Leaders of Afghanistan's Taliban were holding discussions on Wednesday about how to respond to a U.S. drone strike in Kabul that the United States said killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, three sources in the group said.
France 24 · Aug 3, 2022 Women in Afghanistan gradually disappearing from public life Women in Afghanistan are slowly disappearing from public life, a year after the Taliban retook control of the country and imposed a rigorous version of Islamic Sharia law. FRANCE 24’s Shahzaib Wahlah and Sonia Ghezali report from Kabul.
Tribune News Service · Aug 3, 2022 Editorial: Elimination of al-Qaida leader is a moment to celebrate Like Osama bin Laden, his predecessor as leader of al-Qaida, Ayman al-Zawahri had the blood of thousands of innocents on his hands. His death, announced by the White House on Monday, should be welcomed not just in the United States but everywhere his terrorist organization has wrought havoc over the…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 3, 2022 Republicans Accuse Biden of Lying over Qaeda in Afghanistan The killing of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri in a CIA drone strike in Afghanistan raised questions from Republican representatives who are already upset with the US withdrawal from Kabul, which fell to the Taliban a year ago. Joe Biden's announcement that the US had successfully killed the al-Qaeda leader was…
Los Angeles Times · Aug 2, 2022 Al-Qaida leader’s death raises concerns over Taliban links, Afghanistan’s future BEIRUT — By the time two U.S. Hellfire missiles slammed into the balcony of a house in downtown Kabul early Sunday morning and killed Ayman al-Zawahri, the 71-year-old al-Qaida leader had become increasingly irrelevant to the organization he had once helped shape into one of the world’s most dangerous jihadi…
The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2022 The downside: US strike shows Afghanistan still terror base The Biden administration is holding out the CIA operation that killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri as a monumental strike against the global terror network responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks of 2001