Ayman Al Zawahiri Kabul Afghanistan: America has completed its revenge for the 9/11 terrorist attack. The US intelligence agency CIA killed an Al Qaeda leader hiding in a house in Kabul by firing missiles from a drone. It is being told that he often used to come to the balcony, due to which America got to know about him.
Highlights
- US kills al-Qaeda leader Zawahiri in Osama bin Laden’s style
- Zawahiri was shot down by a drone missile attack on his safe haven in Kabul
- US President Joe Biden confirms al-Zawahiri killed in drone strike
Because of his habit of visiting balconies, US intelligence agency CIA officials got the idea of Zawahiri’s hiding in Kabul and they completed Zawahiri’s work by firing Hellfire missiles from Ripper drones. There are reports of Haqqani’s son and son-in-law also being killed in this attack. After this resounding success, the US President said that we want to tell our enemies that wherever they are hiding, we will kill them. Zawahiri had turned 71 years old and had been threatening the world by releasing his videos continuously for 11 years after bin Laden’s death. America had declared a reward of crores of rupees against Zawahiri.
Taliban Interior Minister Shirazuddin Haqqani gives asylum to Zawahiri
He was also the personal doctor of Zawahiri Laden. It is being told that Taliban Interior Minister Shirazuddin Haqqani had given shelter to Zawahiri. A relative of Haqqani’s commander is also reported to have been killed in this attack. His family was also living in the same house along with Zawahiri. On Biden’s orders, the US launched a precise attack last Friday and killed him. Officials said that no American soldiers were present in Kabul during the attack. US officials said the Taliban had information about Zawahiri, a direct violation of the Doha Agreement.
Taliban government furious after US drone attack
US officials said Zawahiri’s family was not harmed in the attack. The US did not give any information to the Taliban about this attack. Meanwhile, after the US attack, the Taliban government is furious and has warned America. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah said that an airstrike was carried out in Sherpur area of Kabul city on 31 July. The nature of the attack was not known at first but security and intelligence agencies investigated the matter. Initial investigation revealed that it was carried out by US drones.
US intelligence agency was behind Zawahiri for 6 months
On Zawahiri’s death, Zabiullah said that the Taliban government strongly condemns the attack and it is a clear violation of international principles and the Doha Agreement. This Biden said at the time of announcing Zawahiri’s death that this terrorist was involved in planning the 9/11 attacks on America in which about 3,000 people were killed. For the past several decades, Zawahiri was the mastermind of the murder of American citizens. He said that justice has been done now. He told that the US intelligence agency had got the news of Zawahiri reaching Afghanistan 6 months ago. He had come to live with his family.
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