The Washington Post revealed on Tuesday the details of the killing of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in an attack carried out by the US Central Intelligence Agency last weekend in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.
The newspaper quoted a senior US official as saying that the attack that killed al-Zawahiri was carried out at 9:48 pm GMT on Saturday.
According to this source, the Al-Qaeda leader went to the balcony of the house in Kabul and was bombed with two Hellfire missiles, while the operation did not harm his family members who were at home. .
Experts say that this type of missile makes it more accurate in reaching the target and at the same time helps to avoid collateral damage to a great extent.
After al-Zawahiri bombed the house located in “Sharpur” area, which is one of the most prestigious areas of the Afghan capital, an explosion was heard.
This area, which used to belong to the Ministry of Defense of Afghanistan, became a place to build luxury houses for senior government officials years ago.
American intelligence had been monitoring al-Zawahiri in the beginning of this year, and after that, it was trying to verify his identity by monitoring his movements and behavior for months.
Last April, top US security officials learned of al-Zawahiri’s presence at a home in the Afghan capital.
In early July, Biden met with intelligence officials, including CIA Director William Burns.
The US president met with his top advisers last July 25th and repeatedly questioned them about how it would be implemented and whether it would cost civilian lives. perform the operation.
The operation, which ended the life of a US wanted man, is the first US attack in Afghanistan since the country withdrew in August 2021.
Ayman al-Zawahiri was not out of the house, while Biden had been receiving constant intelligence reports about the al-Qaeda leader for months.
Subsequently, he briefed Biden on his plan, explaining that he had devised a way to avoid civilian casualties in the attack.
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