{"id":1583650,"date":"2022-08-01T20:53:48","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T00:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1583650"},"modified":"2022-08-01T21:13:05","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T01:13:05","slug":"reports-al-qaeda-leader-killed-in-kabul-drone-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reports-al-qaeda-leader-killed-in-kabul-drone-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"Reports: Al-Qaeda leader killed in Kabul drone strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freports-al-qaeda-leader-killed-in-kabul-drone-strike%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1583650&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2518057\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2518057\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Q.jpg\" alt=\"Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri in a still image from a web posting by the terrorist organization's media arm, as-Sahab, on July 27, 2011. (AP\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2518057\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2518057\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri in a still image from a web posting by the terrorist organization\u2019s media arm, as-Sahab, on July 27, 2011. (AP Photo)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>\nUPDATED 5:36 PM PT \u2013 Monday, August 1, 2022<\/h5>\n<p>The Biden administration claimed they have killed the latest leader of Al-Qaeda in Kabul. According to reports Monday, citing unnamed intelligence sources, the CIA conducted a \u201csuccessful drone strike\u201d that killed Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cI authorized a precision strike that would remove him from the battlefield, once and for all,\u201d stated Biden.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">On Saturday, at my direction, the United States successfully conducted an airstrike in Kabul, Afghanistan that killed the emir of al-Qa\u2019ida: Ayman al-Zawahiri.<\/p>\n<p>Justice has been delivered.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 President Biden (@POTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1554254893506068480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The operation marked the first publicly announced CIA strike in Afghanistan since Joe Biden\u2019s botched withdrawal of US forces last year. Al-Zawahiri took over as General of Al-Qaeda in 2011 shortly after Osama Bin Laden was killed in his Pakistani hideout. President Joe Biden said the Al-Qaeda leader \u201cwas deeply involved in the planning of 9\/11\u201d and \u201cwas the mastermind behind the attacks against Americans, including the bombing of USS Cole in 2000.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I\u2019m addressing the nation on a successful counterterrorism operation. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SgTVaszA3s\">https:\/\/t.co\/SgTVaszA3s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 President Biden (@POTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1554248610883174401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Biden confirmed no civilian casualties during the drone strike that took out Zawahiri. His death comes as a heavy blow to international terrorism and it may reduce competition between the Taliban and Al-Qaeda in the Afghan powerplay.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The United States continues to demonstrate our resolve and our capacity to defend the American people against those who seek to do us harm.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight we made clear:<\/p>\n<p>No matter how long it takes.<br \/>\nNo matter where you try to hide.<br \/>\nWe will find you.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 President Biden (@POTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1554258178262573056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Senior Haqqani Taliban figures were aware of Zawahiri\u2019s presence in the area, the official said Monday, in \u201cclear violation of the Doha agreement.\u201d They even took steps to conceal his presence after Saturday\u2019s successful strike, restricting access to the safe house and rapidly relocating members of his family, including his daughter and her children who were intentionally not targeted during the strike and remained unharmed. The US did not alert Taliban officials ahead of Saturday\u2019s strike.<\/p>\n<p>Zawahiri just turned 71-years-old.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/lawsuits-want-to-prevent-vp-kamala-harris-and-rep-maxine-waters-from-holding-future-office\/\">Lawsuits Want To Prevent VP Kamala Harris And Rep. Maxine Waters From Holding Future Office<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri in a still image from a web posting by the terrorist organization\u2019s media arm, as-Sahab, on July 27, 2011. (AP Photo) OAN Newsroom UPDATED 5:36 PM PT \u2013 Monday, August 1, 2022 The Biden administration claimed they have killed the latest leader of Al-Qaeda in Kabul. 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