Ayman al-Zawahiri, the Egyptian terrorist who served as Osama bin Laden’s deputy before taking over as al-Qaeda leader after bin Laden’s death 11 years ago, was killed in a weekend U.S. drone strike in Taliban-ruled Kabul, where he had been living since earlier this year, President Biden confirmed on Monday night.
MEMRI is republishing, following the July 31, 2022 killing of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri, two archival MEMRI JTTM reports by MEMRI senior analyst Dr. Nimrod Raphaeli.
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal yesterday said they were in crisis over holding the next general election with two major political parties divided over taking part in it.