US kills Al Qaeda leader in drone strike

[NewOrleans]

I guess this is a win for Biden and the US, but I hope it’s a win for the people of Afghanistan.  

The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike, President Joe Biden said Monday in a speech from the White House.

"I authorized a precision strike that would remove him from the battlefield, once and for all," Biden said.

Zawahiri, who just turned 71 years old, had remained a visible international symbol of the group, 11 years after the US killed Osama bin Laden. At one point, he acted as bin Laden's personal physician.

[NewOrleans]

Aug 2, 2022 10:16:18 GMT -5 NewOrleans said:

I guess this is a win for Biden and the US, but I hope it’s a win for the people of Afghanistan.  

The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike, President Joe Biden said Monday in a speech from the White House.

"I authorized a precision strike that would remove him from the battlefield, once and for all," Biden said.

Zawahiri, who just turned 71 years old, had remained a visible international symbol of the group, 11 years after the US killed Osama bin Laden. At one point, he acted as bin Laden's personal physician.

amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/08/01/politics/joe-biden-counter-terrorism/index.html

[sakoro]

I agree. I hope this ultimately results in more freedoms for afghans. But the politics are so complex in that part of the world, it’s hard to predict all of the fallout.