Dear Subscriber, Please find below today’s daily news brief. Egypt | Afghanistan | US: Egyptian leader of al-Qaeda was killed by the United States in Afghanistan The Egyptian Ayman al-Zawahiri, 71, leader of al-Qaeda was killed in a US drone strike in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul on Sunday, according to a statement by American President Joe Biden. A surgeon by training, al-Zawahiri worked in Pakistan in the 1980s for the Red Crescent, treating Islamist mujahideen troops fighting the Soviet Union in Afghanistan. During this time, he met Osama bin Laden, whom he succeeded as leader of al-Qaeda after his death in 2011 in a US strike.
Daily News Brief - 02/08/2022
Daily News Brief - 02/08/2022
Daily News Brief - 02/08/2022
Dear Subscriber, Please find below today’s daily news brief. Egypt | Afghanistan | US: Egyptian leader of al-Qaeda was killed by the United States in Afghanistan The Egyptian Ayman al-Zawahiri, 71, leader of al-Qaeda was killed in a US drone strike in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul on Sunday, according to a statement by American President Joe Biden. A surgeon by training, al-Zawahiri worked in Pakistan in the 1980s for the Red Crescent, treating Islamist mujahideen troops fighting the Soviet Union in Afghanistan. During this time, he met Osama bin Laden, whom he succeeded as leader of al-Qaeda after his death in 2011 in a US strike.