Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
AFP, citing a Palestinian source: This would force hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians into a small area near the city of Rafah, on the border with Egypt
AFP, citing a Palestinian source: 'Israel' was proposing to maintain military forces in more than 40 percent of the Palestinian territory
AFP, citing a Palestinian source: The map actually depicts redeployment and repositioning of the Israeli army rather than a genuine withdrawal
AFP, citing a Palestinian source: The negotiations in Doha are facing a setback and complex difficulties due to 'Israel's' insistence on presenting a map of withdrawal
Israeli media, citing former Aman official, reserve Colonel Jacques Neriah: Syria's transformation into a buffer zone as far as Iran is concerned changes the entire regional equation
Israeli media, citing a former security official: "Our borders" are now opposite Iraq after Syria became a buffer zone between us and Iran
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: The Israeli occupation launched more than 40 raids, in the form of fire belts, targeting Beit Hanoun; the most violent and intense since the beginning of the war
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: Israeli aircraft launched the largest waves of raids since the beginning of the war on the city of Beit Hanoun, north of the Gaza Strip
Barrack: The United States is committed to supporting that relationship between two equal and sovereign neighbors enjoying peace and prosperity
Barrack: I can assure that Syria’s leaders only want co-existence and mutual prosperity with Lebanon

Kabul fails to find body of Al-Qaeda chief killed in Afghanistan

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 6 Aug 2022 19:21
  • 1 Shares
3 Min Read

The Taliban did not find the body of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri at the site where the US claims to have killed him.

  • x
  • Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden sits with his adviser Ayman Al-Zawahiri
    Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden sits with his adviser Ayman Al-Zawahiri

The authorities in Afghanistan could not find the body of the killed Al-Qaeda leader, notorious terrorist Ayman Al-Zawahiri at the site where the United States allegedly killed him in the Afghan capital, Kabul, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said on Saturday.

The Taliban said the body was not found anywhere where it should have been found, days after saying they had no information about his arrival and stay in Kabul.

In a televised address, Biden said the strike in Kabul, Afghanistan had been carried out on Saturday. "I gave the final approval to go get him," he said, adding that there had been no civilian casualties.

A senior administration official said Al-Zawahiri had been killed on the balcony of a house in Kabul in a drone strike, and that there had been no US boots on the ground in Afghanistan. 

In a "meticulously planned operation" - as proclaimed by US officials - the United States killed Al-Zawahiri in Afghanistan. The US armed forces, which had occupied Afghanistan for 20 years before withdrawing in a humiliating manner last August, fired two Hellfire missiles from a UAV flying over Kabul, striking the terrorist organization leader's house and killing him.

"For several years the US government has been aware of a network that we assessed supported Zawahiri," a senior administration official told reporters.

Related News

'Everyone in Washington' believes Epstein Mossad spy: Tucker Carlson

Barrack defends Syria comments, claims they are no threat to Lebanon

The United States, however, only found out that Al-Zawahiri was in Afghanistan last year when they learned that his family, wife, daughter, and children moved to the Afghan capital.

The strike was carried out using a non-explosive version of Hellfire, the R9X, which deploys a series of knife-like blades from its fuselage and shreds its target. The "flying ginsu" missiles have been used several times by the United States to kill other targets in Washington's scope.

Diplomatic sources revealed Thursday to Al Mayadeen that the Taliban movement confirmed the killing Al-Zawahiri, saying reliable witnesses in the group confirmed that they saw his body.

However, the sources said Al-Zawahiri was not killed in the way Washington reported, indicating that the Al-Qaeda chief was killed as a result of a mysterious explosion that was not and cannot be disclosed.

Read next: Exclusive - Al-Zawahiri was not killed the way Washington reported

The official said that Al-Zawahiri's presence in the Afghan capital Kabul was a "clear violation" of a deal the Taliban had signed with the US in Doha in 2020 that paved the way for the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Reportedly, Washington's forces studied the construction of the home, finalizing a plan using a detailed model of Al-Zawahiri's safehouse in Afghanistan and presenting it to Biden on July 1.

Biden took the decision and issued the order on July 25, just days before the operation took place.

  • United States
  • US troops in Afghanistan
  • Al-Qaeda
  • Afghanistan
  • Taliban
  • Ayman Al-Zawahiri

Most Read

Hezbollah SG reveals war details on Al Mayadeen for the first time

Hezbollah SG reveals war details on Al Mayadeen for the first time

  • Politics
  • 8 Jul 2025
Major ambush in Gaza kills 6 Israeli troops, injures dozens

Major ambush in Gaza kills 5 Israeli troops, injures 14

  • Politics
  • 8 Jul 2025
Israeli soldiers are seen in Beit Hanoun ahead of an operation by the al-Qassam Brigades, undated (Al-Qassam Brigades Military Media)

'Israel' on blast as media exposes report discrepancies in Gaza ambush

  • Palestine
  • 8 Jul 2025
Yemeni air defenses repel substantial part of Israeli aggression

Yemeni air defenses confront Israeli aggression on Hodeidah

  • Politics
  • 7 Jul 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
Trump announces Mexico, EU rariffs of 30%
US & Canada

Trump slaps trade partners, Mexico, EU, with 30% tariffs from Aug. 1

Deal struck to create new state of New Caledonia
Europe

France announces State of New Caledonia, except with a twist

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te, center, inspects a live-fire shooting training in Hsinchu County, Taiwan, Thursday, July 10, 2025 (AP)
Politics

US demands allies' plans in event of Taiwan war erupting

Israeli settlers kill American-Palestinian visiting West Bank
Palestine

Israeli settlers kill American-Palestinian visiting West Bank

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS