On July 31, the United States government announced that a successful drone-strike operation had killed Ayman ... the Taliban is about its relationship to individuals and groups like al-Zawahiri ...

The United States has killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri with a drone ... setting the stage for the Taliban's return, al-Zawahiri might never have considered returning to Kabul this year.

The high-profile killing is a rude awakening call for the Taliban to reconsider their ties with al-Qaida – and could empower less hardline elements of the ruling group. The Taliban regime’s ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri — the FBI's most-wanted terrorist and Osama bin Laden's top lieutenant — was killed in a US air strike July 31. More from News ...

Ayman al-Zawahiri, the leader of the Al Qaeda terrorist ... interests and national security." "Senior Taliban and Haqqani Network [Islamist militant organization outlawed in Russia] figures ...