US media are reporting that the leader of Al-Qaeda has been killed in a drone strike in Afghanistan.
Ayman al-Zawahiri assumed the leadership of Al-Qaeda after US forces killed Osama bin Laden in 2011.
Al-Zawahiri was thought to be hiding out in the border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Al-Qaeda reportedly maintains close links with Taliban leaders in Afghanistan.
The group posted video of al-Zawahiri last year discussing the US withdrawal from the country.
US authorities had offered a reward for information leading to his whereabouts.
Ayman al-Zawahiri assumed the leadership of Al-Qaeda after US forces killed Osama bin Laden in 2011.
Al-Zawahiri was thought to be hiding out in the border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Al-Qaeda reportedly maintains close links with Taliban leaders in Afghanistan.
The group posted video of al-Zawahiri last year discussing the US withdrawal from the country.
US authorities had offered a reward for information leading to his whereabouts.
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Summary
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, who took over after Osama bin Laden's death in 2011, is reportedly killed in a drone strike in Afghanistan. Hiding in the Afghan-Pakistan border region, he was linked to Taliban leaders and had a reward offered for his whereabouts. Al-Qaeda posted a video of him
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220802_13/
Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Created: 2022/08/02 09:09
Updated: 2025/12/09 14:35
Last Read: 2022/08/02 09:09