U.S. Drone Strike Kills Al Qaeda Leader Ayman AlZawahiri In Afghanistan
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden announced Monday night that al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, one of the masterminds of the 9/11 attacks, was killed in a US counterterrorism operation in Afghanistan over the weekend. "Justice has been served. And this terrorist leader is gone," Biden said in a rare afternoon speech from the White House. "No matter how long, no matter where he hides, if he poses a threat to our people, the United States. of America... I will find you." Two people briefed on the matter told NBC News that al-Zawahiri was killed by a CIA drone. Al-Zawahiri was Osama bin Laden's second-in-command during the 9/11 attacks and took over as al-Qaeda leader after US forces killed bin Laden in Pakistan in 2011. In this role, al-Zawahiri called for attacks on the United States and its allies. In 2001, al-Zawahiri was on the run from US forces when they invaded Afghanistan and toppled the previous Taliban government, which had refused to topple bin La...