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Taliban ‘grossly violated’ agreement by sheltering al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, US says

Taliban condemns US for drone attack and calls it ‘clear violation of international principles and Doha Agreement’

The Independent UK

From Cairo doctor to al Qaeda’s chief ideologue: Who was Ayman al-Zawahiri?

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, who has been killed in a US drone strike in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden said Monday, was the key ideologue behind the global terror network for several decades, though he was never able to revive the status it had under charismatic founder Osama bin Laden.

France 24

US drone strike kills 9/11 attacks mastermind Zawahiri in Kabul

A US drone strike has killed Al Qaeda terrorist chief Ayman al-Zawahiri at a hideout in the Afghan capital, Kabul. Announcing the death of one of the men who plotted the 9/11 attacks, American President Joe Biden said "justice had been delivered" to victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks.

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US killing al-Zawahiri in Kabul a violation of Doha pact: Taliban

Taliban condemns the drone strike, calling it a ‘clear violation’ of international principles and 2020 Doha Agreement.

Al Jazeera

Al-Qaeda Leader Zawahiri Killed in US Drone Strike in Downtown Kabul

The United States killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a "precision" strike in the center of Kabul, the Afghanistan capital, President Joe Biden said, the biggest blow to the militant group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011. Zawahiri, an Egyptian surgeon who had a $25 million…

Asharq Al-Awsat

"Justice has been delivered," says US President Joe Biden as 9/11 key plotter killed in Kabul

Al-Zawahiri was one of the world's most wanted terrorists and a mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacks was killed in a drone strike carried out by the US in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Ayman al-Zawahiri: Al-Qaeda leader killed by US drone strike in Kabul

The US President said intelligence officials tracked al-Zawahiri to a home in downtown Kabul where he was hiding out with his family

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What we know about the US strike on Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a CIA drone strike in Afghanistan on Sunday. This is what we know about how it unfolded.

ABC News

Fears over building works at Afghan Buddhas of Bamiyan site

Unesco says it has not been consulted on project and local experts are alarmed at Taliban plans

The Guardian - UK

Blinken says Taliban 'grossly' violated Doha agreement by sheltering al Qaeda's Zawahiri

The Taliban "grossly" violated the Doha Agreement by hosting and sheltering al Qaeda's top leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday.

Reuters

Biden declares ‘justice delivered’ after drone strike kills al-Qaida leader

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Monday that al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri, a key plotter of the Sept. 11 attacks, was killed in a CIA drone strike he ordered targeting the terrorist leader in Afghanistan.

Los Angeles Times

Watching al-Qaida chief's 'pattern of life' key to his death

The seeds of the U.S. counterterrorism operation that killed al-Qaida's leader were planted over many months

The Independent UK

Ayman al-Zawahiri: al-Qaida leader killed in US drone strike in Afghanistan, Joe Biden says

President ordered strike on Kabul safe house last month during a high-level meeting, administration says

The Guardian - US

Who was al-Qaeda’s leader Ayman al-Zawahiri?

Al-Zawahiri, linked to 9/11 and attacks that left thousands dead, has been killed in a US drone strike.

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Los Angeles Times

Biden declares ‘justice delivered’ after drone strike kills al-Qaida leader

ABC News

Who was Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, killed in a US drone strike in Afghanistan?

The death of Al Qaeda's leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike in Afghanistan is widely considered to be the biggest blow to the terrorist group since the death of Osama bin Laden.

Reuters

U.S. launched weekend drone strike in Kabul -Taliban spokesman

The United States carried out a drone strike on a residence in Kabul over the weekend, the Taliban's chief spokesman said on Monday.

ABC News

Joe Biden confirms death of Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in US drone strike in Afghanistan — as it happened

The killing of Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, one of the architects of the September 11 attacks, has seen justice "delivered", says US President Joe Biden — as it happened.

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The Conversation

Afghanistan a year after the Taliban occupation: An ongoing war on human rights

The word “anniversary” usually brings about happy and memorable moments. But Aug. 15 marks one year since the Taliban takeover and occupation of Afghanistan, and it’s not a happy occasion for my homeland.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: alarm at nominations for election deniers

Kari Lake and Mark Finchem are in running for crucial state roles. Plus, tributes paid to Nichelle Nichols

The Guardian - UK

Taliban policies risk de facto university ban for Afghan women, say officials

Secret schools formed as girls banned from classes languish with no accredited route to university

The Guardian - UK

War and Justice: The Case of Marine A review – compelling account of a killing, with a fatal flaw

Channel 4’s documentary is an engrossing investigation into Royal Marine Al Blackman, who was charged with battlefield manslaughter. But it fails to ask basic questions about the real victim – the man he killed

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Says Border Guards Have Clashed with Afghan Taliban

Iranian border guards clashed Sunday with the Afghan Taliban, Iranian media reported, the latest cross-border exchange since the former insurgents seized power in neighboring Afghanistan a year ago. The official IRNA news agency quoted Meisam Barazandeh, governor of the border country of Hirmand in eastern Iran, as saying that the…

Al Jazeera

Border fight between Iran and Taliban kills one: Afghan official

Reuters

One dead in clashes between Taliban, Iran border forces, Afghan police official says

Clashes between Taliban forces and Iran border guards on Sunday have left at least one dead on the Afghanistan side, an Afghan police official said.

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