“On Saturday, at my direction, the United States successfully concluded an airstrike in Kabul Afghanistan that killed the Emir of al Qaeda, Ayman al Zawahiri,” Biden said in an address at the White House.
American forces conducted the precision drone strike on Zawahiri in Kabul, Afghanistan, Biden said, after the U.S. intelligence community located the al Qaeda leader earlier this year. Biden said the strike did not lead to civilian casualties.-- More...