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A Taliban fighter stands guard near the site where al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a U.S. strike over the weekend, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 2, 2022.

Credit: Depositphotos Al-Qaida chief Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a U.S. drone attack in Kabul on July 31. Subsequent media reporting and expert commentary portray this development as bad news ...

Nevertheless, “al-Zawahiri’s presence there in Afghanistan has obviously raised concern in the U.S. about how risk-acceptant the Taliban is about its relationship to individuals and groups ...

The drone attack that killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has plunged the Taliban into an internal crisis. The group has been humiliated by a unilateral US military action and its relentless ...

Logistics of the drone strike that took out al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri 03:46. The Taliban government claimed in a statement it had "no information about Ayman al-Zawahiri's arrival and stay ...

The killing of al Qaeda’s leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in a safe house in Afghanistan’s capital is a feat for the U.S. counterterrorism community, but it also indelibly paints a disturbing ...

The drone strike that killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri is a double-edged sword for President Joe Biden, both bolstering his claim that counterterrorism operations need not rely on U.S ...

Ayman al-Zawahiri has been on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorist list for years.(Supplied: FBI)Referring to the drone strike, the Taliban said, "if such incidents are repeated again and if the ...

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.

The Taliban denies it knew al-Zawahiri’s location, contrary to U.S. claims. The drone strike that killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri is a double-edged sword for President Joe Biden, both ...

Ayman al-Zawahiri’s assassination spells bad news for the Taliban. The drone killing of the al-Qaeda chief in Kabul may mark the beginning of the end for the group – and leave its hosts in ...