The terrorist was discovered by US intelligence in Kabul earlier this year, the US president said.
The counter-terrorist operation was successful in eliminating one of the leaders of Al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri. It was announced on Monday, August 1, by US President Joe Biden, writes the BBC.
He noted that no civilians were injured, nor were the relatives of the militants.
According to the US leader, the leader of al-Qaeda was discovered by US intelligence in Kabul earlier this year. since then he has been followed.
The terrorist was killed the moment he was on the balcony of his house in Kabul. The strike was carried out with the help of a drone.
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Biden stressed that the United States would never allow Afghanistan to become a terrorist haven again.
According to the White House, Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed on July 30, Washington time, by two Hellfire missiles fired from a drone. For a long time, the militant was the deputy of “terrorist number one” Osama bin Laden, and after his removal in 2011, he took control of the group.
It will be remembered that in Kabul, one of the leaders of Al-Qaeda was killed.
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