Admin l Tuesday, August 2, 2022
WASHINGTON – The United States said it has killed Al Qa’ida leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri in an air strike. Ayman al-Zawahiri succeeded the notorious Al Qa’ida leader, Osama Bin Laden, who orchestrated the attack on the United States in September, 2011.
He was killed at a place he was sheltering with his family in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan.
In a statement, Secretary of state , Antony J. Blinken said with the operation that delivered justice to Ayman al-Zawihiri, the leader of al Qa’ida, the Joe Biden administration has made good on that commitment and “we will continue to do so in the face of any future threats”, he said.
According to him, the United States was able to do so in this instance — and will be positioned to do so going forward — as a result of the skill and professionalism of its intelligence and counterterrorism community colleagues, “for whom the President and I are deeply grateful”.
He said that by hosting and sheltering the leader of al Qa’ida in Kabul, the Taliban grossly violated the Doha Agreement and repeated assurances to the world that they would not allow Afghan territory to be used by terrorists to threaten the security of other countries.
“They also betrayed the Afghan people and their own stated desire for recognition from and normalization with the international community.
“In the face of the Taliban’s unwillingness or inability to abide by their commitments, we will continue to support the Afghan people with robust humanitarian assistance and to advocate for the protection of their human rights, especially of women and girls”, he said, adding “the world is a safer place following the death of Zawahiri, and the United States will continue to act resolutely against those who would threaten our country, our people, or our allies and partners”.
He said that President Biden last year committed to the American people that, following the withdrawal of U.S. forces, the United States would continue to protect “our country and act against terrorist threats emanating from Afghanistan. The President made clear that we would not hesitate to protect the Homeland”, he said.
