![]() Zawahiri’s death is being hailed as a counterterrorism success, but that narrative masks the fact that Afghanistan has become a safe haven for top Al Qaeda leaders following the withdrawal from the country and the abandonment of the Afghan government. ![]() “Justice has been delivered,” President Joe Biden said on Monday. Zawahiri had been at the helm of Al Qaeda since bin Laden was killed in 2011 in a special operations raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan, helping shepherd the next iteration of the terrorist group, while maintaining strong ties to the Taliban. The United States placed a long-standing $25 million reward for information or intelligence that led to Zawahiri’s capture. Alongside bin Laden, Zawahiri helped plot and execute the 9/11 attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington D.C. Zawahiri, 71, was one of the most wanted men in the world as the deputy and then successor to Osama bin Laden. Zawahiri’s death came less than two weeks after a United Nations report confirmed the Al Qaeda leader to be alive, “communicating freely,” and consulting with the Taliban. forces completely withdrew from the country last year. drone strike in Kabul on Sunday in the first air strike conducted in Afghanistan since U.S. Al Qaeda emir Ayman Zawahiri was confirmed killed in a U.S.
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