Al-Qaeda Commander assassinated in an Afghan drone attack

Ayman al-Zawahiri, the commander of Al-Qaeda, was assassinated in an Afghan drone attack.

US President Joe Biden confirmed the news of assasination.

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The head of al-Qaeda, one of the FBI's most wanted terrorists, had been killed in a US drone strike in Kabul over the weekend.

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The head of al-Qaeda, one of the FBI's most wanted terrorists, had been killed in a US drone strike in Kabul over the weekend.

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According to the president, al-Zawahiri moved to the centre of Kabul after being detected earlier this year by the intelligence community.

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Al-Zawahiri, who was born in Cairo in 1951, studied medicine before establishing the Egyptian Islamic Jihad.

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Before joining forces with al-Qaeda in 1998 and 1999, his organisation had attempted to overthrow the Egyptian government through violent means.

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As Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda deputy, al-Zawahiri helped coordinate the September 11, 2001, terror attacks in the United States, which killed nearly 3,000 people.

Ayman al-Zawahiri, the commander of Al-Qaeda, was assassinated in an Afghan drone attack.

US President Joe Biden confirmed the news of assasination.

The head of al-Qaeda, one of the FBI's most wanted terrorists, had been killed in a US drone strike in Kabul over the weekend.

The head of al-Qaeda, one of the FBI's most wanted terrorists, had been killed in a US drone strike in Kabul over the weekend.

According to the president, al-Zawahiri moved to the centre of Kabul after being detected earlier this year by the intelligence community.

Al-Zawahiri, who was born in Cairo in 1951, studied medicine before establishing the Egyptian Islamic Jihad.

Before joining forces with al-Qaeda in 1998 and 1999, his organisation had attempted to overthrow the Egyptian government through violent means.

As Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda deputy, al-Zawahiri helped coordinate the September 11, 2001, terror attacks in the United States, which killed nearly 3,000 people.

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