‘No information’ on presence of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in Afghanistan, Taliban says

The assassination of the Al-Qaeda leader is the biggest blow to the terrorist group since Osama was killed

Kabul:

The Taliban on Thursday said they were unaware of Ayman al-Zawahiri’s presence in Afghanistan, two days after US President Joe Biden announced the Al-Qaeda leader was killed in a drone strike. driving in Kabul.

“The leadership of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has directed the intelligence agencies to organize a thorough and serious investigation,” an official statement said – the first time the Taliban have mentioned Zawahiri by name since the attack. Biden stated.

Zawahiri’s assassination is the biggest blow to Al-Qaeda since US special forces killed Osama bin Laden in 2011, and calls into question the Taliban’s promise not to harbor terrorist groups. .

The Taliban reiterated in their statement on Thursday that there is “no threat” to any country from the soil of Afghanistan.

In announcing Zawahiri’s death on Tuesday, Biden claimed “justice has been delivered” to the families of the victims of the 9/11 attacks in the US.

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