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US President Joe Biden’s televised announcement on Monday evening that an American drone had killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman Al Zawahiri was greeted with fanfare in Washington.
The US has long alleged that the 71-year-old surgeon-turned-terrorist leader, who took charge of Al Qaeda after the killing of Osama bin Laden in 2011, was one of the masterminds behind 9/11. The FBI had offered a $25 million reward for information leading to his capture.
In contrast, however, in the Afghan capital of Kabul where the strike took place, residents have reacted to the news with a combination of uncertainty and trepidation. READ MORE