al-qaeda for years. recently they played down their links, promising not to allow foreign attacks to be planned on afghan soil. al-qaeda is no longer the global threat it once was, but this drone strike will further deepen the mistrust between the taliban and the west. secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. for president biden, the opportunity to kill one of america's most wanted men was fraught with risk. 0ur security correspondent gordon corera has more analysis on how the operation was carried out. so how, after years on his trail, did the us finally find the al-qaeda leader? they appear to have first tracked his family to kabul. then by the spring, they established that ayman al—zawahiri himself was in a particular building which he never seemed to leave. they spent months monitoring his movements, establishing what's called pattern of life, even building small scale models of the compound. after previous disastrous mistakes in the afghan capital, washington wanted to make sure they had the right targe

but it was never clear what they were going to do with al-qaeda because the taliban and al-qaeda have always been close allies. it never seemed likely that they were going to turn against their old former allies. but certainly, it did seem as if they did not want groups like al-qaeda to be plotting attacks from afghanistan against the west. it was very surprising, i think, for many people in afghanistan to learn that ayman al—zawahiri was here in kabul. i mean, he has long been believed to be in the border regions between afghanistan and pakistan. the fact he is here in kabul, according to a number of credible reports, either in a house belonging to senior member of the taliban or next to a house belonging to a senior member of the taliban. that really suggests complicity by at least elements of the taliban with ayman al—zawahiri. and presumably, other members of al-qaeda, being here in kabul. it would appear to be completely possible for him to have been here without their knowledge and acceptance. secunder kermani with the perspective direct from kabul. stay with us on bbc news,

, the leader of al qaeda. the man who oversaw the 9/11 attacks alongside osama bin laden. zawahiri had been on the fbi's most wanted list for 25 years. according to a spokesperson for the taliban which controls afghanistan, he was killed in a

of al qaeda. the man who oversaw the 9/11 attacks alongside osama bin laden. zawahiri had been on the fbi's most wanted list for 25 years. according to a spokesperson for the taliban which controls afghanistan, he was killed in a residential health in the area of kabul. he was in the capital of afghanistan. he spent time in united states, and in 2021, released a video to celebrate america's withdrawal from afghanistan. people have been saying he was dead. but here he is. in his video, he is heard being fake, quote, let us not forget the warriors of islam stabbed america in its heart. which america had never tasted before. today, making his exit from afghanistan, broken, deceased defeated, 20 years of war. in the years to follow, he continued to lead al qaeda he prays terrorist to targeted americans. he prays the second lieutenant of the saudi air force who shot and killed three navy s.e.a.l.s in pensacola just in 2019. according to zawahiri wanted poster, the reward for the most wanted terrorist w

find the al qaeda leader? they appeared to have first tracked his family to kabul and by this spring, th established al-zawahiri himself was in a particular building which he never seemed to leave. they spent months monitoring his movements, establishing what they called a pattern of life, even building small scale models of the compound. after previous disastrous mistakes in the afghan capital, washington wanted to make sure they had the right target. eventually, the decision was taken to launch two missiles from a cia drone when he was out on the balcony. some reports say they may have used blades rath than explosives to minimize the risk of other casualties. kasia: this is what you need to know about ayman al-zawahiri -- a second in al qaeda, he putted this september 11 attacks with osama bin laden. he was one of america's most wanted terrorist, with a bounty of up to 25 million dollars for information leading to his capture or conviction. he took over al qaeda after the death of bin laden in 2011, but unde

it was never clear what they were going to do with al-qaeda because the taliban and al-qaeda have always been close allies. it never seemed likely that they were going to turn against their old former allies. but certainly, it did seem as if they did not want groups like al-qaeda to be plotting attacks from afghanistan against the west. it was very surprising, i think for many people in afghanistan to learn that ayman al—zawahiri was here in kabul. i mean, he has long been believed to be in the border regions between afghanistan and pakistan. the fact he was here in kabul according to a number of credible reports, either in a house belonging to senior member of the taliban or next to a house belonging to a senior member of the taliban, that really suggests complicity by at least elements of the taliban with ayman al—zawahiri and presumably, other members of al-anda, being here in kabul. it would appear to be completely possible for him to have been here without their knowledge and acceptance. earlier i spoke to mark fallon is the interim executive director of the center for ethics an

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or all al-qaeda at all. we'll have to wait and see if the taliban response. this killing of ayman al—zawahiri really does get to the crux of the relationship that the very, very antagonistic relationship that there's always been between the taliban and the united states, and that's because if you cast your mind back to 2001, the reason why they were overthrown by the by the us was because al-qaeda had its haven here in afghanistan. they use afghanistan. they use afghanistan as a base from which to plot the 9/11 attacks. before american troops withdrew, the taliban and america signed a deal in paving the way for that withdrawal. as part of that deal, the taliban committed to not allowing foreign militant groups to use afghan soil to plot attacks abroad or on the west, but it was never clear what they were going to do with al-qaeda because the taliban and al-qaeda have always been close allies. it never seemed likely like they were going to turn against their old former allies, but certainly, it did seem as

al-qaeda have sworn alleliance al-qaeda now? al-qaeda have sworn allegiance to — al-qaeda now? al-qaeda have sworn allegiance to the _ al-qaeda now? al-qaeda have sworn allegiance to the taliban _ al-qaeda now? al-qaeda have sworn allegiance to the taliban many - al-qaeda now? al-qaeda have sworn allegiance to the taliban many years | allegiance to the taliban many years ago and that imposes, if you like, obligations, even, upon the taliban to give them hospitality and i've never believed that the taliban have shown any inclination to reduce or to end that relationship and i think the killing of ayman al zawahiri in a guesthouse in kabul shows how deep those relationships have been. that said, i think it is true that there had been less tendencies to actively plan attacks on the west stemming from ayman al zawahiri and the al-qaeda network based in afghanistan because the taliban do not wish to put that in trouble. but, yeah, the links are there and the links will remain and it is a huge embarrassment, i think, for the taliban, at this stage.— taliban, at this stage. there we

it was never clear what they were going to do with al-qaeda because the taliban and al-qaeda have always been close allies. it never seemed likely that they were going to turn against their old former allies. but certainly, it did seem as if they did not want groups like al-qaeda to be plotting attacks from afghanistan against the west. it was very surprising, i think for many people in afghanistan to learn that ayman al—zawahiri was here in kabul. i mean, he has long been believed to be in the border regions between afghanistan and pakistan. the fact he was here in kabul according to a number of credible reports, either in a house belonging to senior member of the taliban or next to a house belonging to a senior member of the taliban, that really suggests complicity by at least elements of the taliban with ayman al—zawahiri. and presumably, other members of al-anda, being here in kabul. it would appear to be completely possible for him to have been here without their knowledge and acceptance. seth g jones is director of international security program at the centre for strategic and

leader, they have the al-qaeda leader. he is hosted right in the center of kabul. he is there for months. and it shows that they believe, they can do whatever they want. i was in afghanistan after u. s. troops withdrew from the country, after the taliban drove him out. and, i met taliban leaders. and they believed that what happened was a miracle, but they were given this victory because of a gift from god, that they were untouchable. you could look in their eyes, if you ever noticed, a lot of american reporters were going around with the taliban, there was no hostility. they were not just proud of what they had done, and wanted to show it off, they believed that this was a miracle, and that it was their duty to show the world got actions on earth. so, when you have that kind of mentality, you are not really intimidated by what the u.s. is threatening to do. you say, well, we've gone through hard times in the past, and look where our faith brought us. so, they have ayman al-zawahiri in the country, near the presidential pa

past, they don't just have an al-qaeda leader, they have the al-qaeda leader. he's hosted right in the center of kabul. he's there for months, and it shows that they believe they can -- they can do whatever they want. i was in afghanistan after u.s. troops withdrew from the country, after the taliban drove them out, and i met taliban leaders. and they believed that what happened was a miracle, that they were given this victory because of a gift from god, that they were untouchable. you can look in their eyes -- if you ever notice a lot of american reporters were going around with the taliban, there was no hostility. they were not just proud of what they had done and wanted to show it off, they believed that this was a miracle and that it was their duty to show the world god's actions on earth. so when you have that kind of mentality, you're not really intimidated by what the u.s. is threatening to do. you say, well, we've gone through hard times in the past and look where our faith brought us. so they had bin laden -- they had ayman al-zawahiri in the country,

like al qaeda they took a page out of the al qaeda book. it broke up, they started creating franchises around the globe. you see isis franchises in africa, asia, and they like al qaeda try to inspire attacks locally. we know that we have seen isis operatives talking to americans in the united states and around and moving to encrypted communications we don't have access to and we are concerned they are putting terrorist attacks. we haven't seen major attacks conducted yet but there is a fear that that is a potential. isis, like al qaeda very much a real threat. they are on the run, al qaeda was on the run, but very much interested in conducting large-scale attacks. host: jim in arkansas, hi. caller: good morning, settlement. i have a novel idea. why don't we blockade our ports? until china that as long as they are not being good partners with taiwan that their ships will not be allowed to unload their containers in the united states? period. guest: it's a real interesting idea but the one challenge with that is we americans rely on a lot on

whether was isis or al-qaeda. they were horrible, nobody wanted to live in those countries, so they've now established a track record of missouri and brutality, of oppression. so they're still getting people. young men look for adventure and this becomes a kind of, daredevil thing to do. but it is really not what it was ten years, 15 years ago. by every measure you can look at. the radicalization of these societies has gone down a lot. and the power of al-qaeda and even isis is much lower. there's still is some of this and places like syria where you have these no man lines or bad lines. places that have no government and so you have thugs who takeover and these thugs often have an islamic flavor? but i think we should begin to think to ourselves. this is a chapter in american national security strategy that is coming to a close. did we overreact? to rebuild a massive security apparatus between the homeland security operations outfits. the huge increases in intelligence and defense spending? we invaded two countri

qaeda leader ayman al-zawahiri . he was scheduled to start just now. i've got word he is delayed by how much? we are about a minute away. we know what went down, but we don't have all of the details. richard engel reports that the cia took out the al qaeda leader in a drone strike. the initial report was it was somewhere outside of kabul, but now nbc news through richard engel's reporting, he was actually in a private home not far from the presidential palace in the center of kabul itself which leaves many wondering did al qaeda know about this? or i should say should the taliban know that he was there? was the taliban and notified in any way of the u.s. attempt to take out the al qaeda leader? we have began to get word of this earlier in the day that a key target had been taken out but it was only in the last hour and a half or so that we found out it was none other than the al qaeda leader himself. the president is expected to give us details on all of this in his speech to the nation, which was announced late this

, what this means for al-qaeda. , ., ., , ., al-qaeda. this was a long planned o eration al-qaeda. this was a long planned operation by _ al-qaeda. this was a long planned operation by the _ al-qaeda. this was a long planned operation by the us. _ al-qaeda. this was a long planned operation by the us. they - al-qaeda. this was a long planned operation by the us. they had - al-qaeda. this was a long planned | operation by the us. they had been watching this building for months, it appears, building even a model of it appears, building even a model of it to try and understand where al—zawahiri might be and minimise the possibility of civilian casualties. that suggests a detailed, intensive intelligence gathering operation by the cia leading to this decision to strike on the weekend. i think that is significant because it suggests the us has some capability, even if it has taken troops out of the country to carry out what they call over the horizon counterterrorist operations. in terms of what it means for al-qaeda, this was a group that h

qaeda, ayman al-zawahri. amy: the united states is claiming a cia drone has killed the leader of al qaeda, ayman al-zawahri, at a safe house in kabul in area where many taliban live. we will get the latest and look at the legacy of al-zawahri and u.s. war on terror. then we go to the fight for reproductive rigs in kans. >> kansas, which has been at the center of antiabortion attacks for decades has now become a destination for folks elsewhere who can no longer get abortions in their home states. today, kansans are voting on whether to allow the legislature to ban abortions here, too. this is the first state to vote on this since supreme court overturned roe v. wade. amy: illinois declares an emergency over monkeypox. we will speak to steven thrasher , the author of “the viral underclass: the human toll when inequality and disease collide." all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the united states has announced it has killed al qaed

al qaeda is no longer the global threat it once was. this drone strike will further deepen the mistrust between the taliban and the west. jane: let's have a quick look at some of the days other news. bp has reported its highest profits in 14 years. the second-biggest in is history. the company's profits topped $8 billion, more than triple the amount it ma in the same period last year. it comes as consumers worldwide fa soaring prices of oil and gas. in spain, a new government planned to curb energy use has come into effect. air conditioning and heating temperatures will be limited in public buildings and businesses. the government has allowed people 10 days to implement the rules, which will stay in effect until november 2023. the ukrainian regimen has been designated a terrorist group by russia's supreme court. much of the regiment served met -- surrender to russia after the siege at the steel works mariupol. it has roots in a far right ultranationalist militia that was later absorbed officially into the ukrainian national guard. russi

i'm upset al qaeda's operational rhythm too much. but at the same time, it says pretty clear message to all of those kind of terrorist groups that washington ah, if it takes 20 years, it takes 20 years before they'll target the ladyship. so are we likely to think more drone strength in afghanistan despite the taliban voicing against it? well, i think guy though, be a judicious use of dry strikes o doha records. really do give us the ability to do that against islamic state targets. the u. s. says that the taliban brushed it in terms of al qaeda target. so i think if there is a similarly high value target, al qaeda target in afghanistan will say that in the future they'll certainly bay those against his lemming state targets when i have the opportunity. so this probably might be the last but against al qaeda targets probably used more judiciously, i would argue, or just shanahan at the know institute in sydney. thank you very much for your time . my pleasure. the top white house official is wanting china not to manufacture a crisis ov

_ another point, housing if it is this for al-qaeda? well, that is a very good _ this for al-qaeda? well, that is a very good question. - this for al-qaeda? well, that is a very good question. i've l is a very good question. i've done a lot of research on the effects of leadership decapitation, targeted killing, taking out the leaders are militant groups. what surprises a lot of people is that oftentimes, the of militant groups can be a restraining agents, such that when you take it out, it is almost always our man, it can empower lower—level members who are less adverse to using terrorism. we have seen this happen numerous times in world history, whether leader of a militant group was taken out, groups like boko haram and even the taliban. what we have seen is in the immediate aftermath of an operationally successful leadership decapitation strike, it is more likely to see an uptick in terrorist attacks against civilian targets. that part of thatis civilian targets. that part of that is because the vengeance impulse is a strong upper part of it is also because the leadership ofte

qaeda ayman al zawahiri in afghanistan. watch. >> president biden: justice has been delivered. this terrorist leaders know more. make it clear again tonight that no matter how long it takes, no matter where you are right, if you are a threat to our people, the united states will find you and take you out. >> 71 year old al zawahiri was known as the right-hand man to usama bin laden who was responsible for the september 11 terrorist attacks. $25 million reward for any information or intelligence leading to the capture. he became the nominal leader of al qaeda after bin laden was killed in 2011. he also helped plot the bombing of the uss cole during 17 american sailors in 2,000. families of 9/11 victims calling the strike a "significant step forward," but military experts say it is a major blow to the terrorist organization. >> al zawahiri always has been, as you said, the master planner and operator, so him leaving the scene, both as the designated leader and real follower of bin laden as well as the key operator over the de

it is a major blow for al qaeda. this was the founding color of al qaeda. all its founding members are gone now. they have all been killed or captured. it will be a transition for its group. this is not a group which carries out its activities. it acts as more of the guidance body. anchor: where does this leave the relationship between the taliban and al qaeda? >> there has never been a formal relationship. the taliban have always denied that they harbor al qaeda. they denied they harbor any other groups. this was one of their pledges coming to power that they will never let afghan soil be used against other countries. there seems to be a test of the agreement between the taliban and other groups on the ground. i do not think there was an urgency for the taliban to go after them or push them out but it does fracture the relationships because people are going to be asking them questions, if the americans can go after the leader of al qaeda what does it mean for others? anchor: we heard saudi arabia has welcomed this killing. what do you think the internation

he was the brand name of al qaeda. ayman al-zawahiri, the legacy player, the scholar if you will establishing the bedrock of the ideology but never commanded a lot of personal loyalty within the group. thena next leader might be ableo be more effective that way. >> richard engel, nbc news chief foreign correspondent in london, technically on vacation, but that's always fungible, given your beat, richard, thank you so much. i really, appreciate you being here,re my friend. >> my pleasure. again, president biden tonight confirming from the white house the news that the leader of al qaeda, aymam al-zawahiri age 71 who took over leadership of the group in 2011 after navy seals killed osama bin laden, he has been killed by a u.s. drone strike in kabul, il afghanistan, and that news being confirmed by the president tonight, in remarks from the white house, 20 years and 10 months after the attacks of 9/11 killed 3,000 americans on u.s. soil. we have very much more news ahead. stay with us. h more news ahead. stay with us you'

be concerned about potential retaliation from al qaeda or al qaeda sympathizers? >> i would not be thinking as much about retaliation as what alex was talking about, the fact that al-zawahiri said, "i can live in relative comfort in a rich area of kabul." what does that tell you? it tells me al qaeda people are saying i have not only sympathizers, but supporters within the taliban movement that now owns afghanistan. what i would be thinking in government is that in an area that we would call safe haven back in the counterterrorism business, that is an area where al qaeda and isis-k feel relatively safe operating, where will we be in a year, two years, three years? to close two pieces of this, one, you got to worry that leadership in al qaeda over the course of years will say we want to resuscitate what we had 20 years ago before 9/11, but the converse is the big story today. the converse is not the al qaeda story. the converse is that the american intelligence community can look at a city where we have very little presence and say we can take this guy out with a p

the fact that they are still allied with al-qaeda. that they are still allied with al-anda-— al-qaeda. there is some suggestion. _ al-qaeda. there is some suggestion, we - al-qaeda. there is some suggestion, we talk- al-qaeda. there is some l suggestion, we talk about harbouring foreign terrorists. the point has been made of the taliban, 2i the point has been made of the taliban, 21 years ago in fact granted al—zawahiri citizenship within afghanistan. that is bouncing around on the head of a pin a little bit as to who or who isn't eligible for the doha arrangements. i suppose a point about the agreement was that it was going to be the model that allowed the current situation to develop, for the united states to get out.- to develop, for the united states to get out. yes, i think that's right- — states to get out. yes, i think that's right. this _ states to get out. yes, i think that's right. this shows - states to get out. yes, i think that's right. this shows the i that's right. this shows the doha agreement was meaningless. you can drive a truck through it and that is exactly wh

al-qaeda for years. recently they played down their links, promising not to allow foreign attacks to be planned on afghan soil. al-qaeda is no longer the global threat it once was, but this drone strike will further deepen the mistrust between the taliban and the west. secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. lisa curtis served as white house national security council lead for south and central asia during the trump administration, and attended those negotiations with the taliban in qatar — i've been speaking to her about where the strike leaves the doha agreement. chemical weather shows us so weak that link is. of course at weak that link is. of course at the weak that link is. of course at the shows is that week is link. the taliban chose it differently. it shows the weakness of the agreement and that the terms were never clear, because if you read it carefully, and you did just read it out, but nowhere does it say the taliban must break ties to al-qaeda, and nowhere does it say that the taliban must expel

with al qaeda gone. we went to afghanistan for the express purpose of getting rid of al qaeda and afghanistan. as well as getting usama bin laden. and we did. >> clearly he's wrong. the leader of al qaeda was found and killed in afghanistan over the weekend. the president just making the announcement yesterday and confirming his death but to your point the u.n. report said al qaeda is present in at least 15 provinces in afghanistan. the inspector general reports that they'll been bedmate into relationship with al qaeda and provides safe havens like they did in this case for the terrorist group. michael walk he's questioning -- why was he there? listen. >> i think this should be celebrated. i also think out it leads to a lot of questions. number one, what was the leader of al qaeda doing in kabul? from what i'm hearing from a number of folks both in afghanistan and the intelligence community, he's been there for some time. so what did the taliban promised him? why was he someone who's been in hiding for d

al qaeda leader ayeman al zawahiri was killed in kabul. president biden addressed the nation with details earlier this evening. >> justice has been delivered, and this terrorist leader is no more. after carefully considering the clear and convincing evidence of his location, i authorized the precision strike that would remove him from the battlefield once and for all. one week ago, after being advised that the conditions were optimal, i gave the final approval to go get

has killed the leader of al qaeda. ayman al-zawahiri. chief white house correspondent peter alexander has more. >> justice has been delivered. >> president biden still in isolation from covid announcing the u.s. has killed al qaeda's leader in a drone strike in afghanistan. >> if your threat to our people the united states will find you and take you out. >> carried out 9:48 eastern time saturday, early morning in afghanistan when the government used a unmanned drone and missiles to target the third floor balcony of a residential apartment building downtown in trenton, the operation was conducted by the cia punctuating months of planning. intelligence officials have been tracking al-zawahiri since early this year since he and his family moved to the safe house, the president giving the go-ahead one week ago. >> none of his family members were hurt. >> after succeeding osama bin laden as a leader in 2011 he appeared in videos taunting the u.s. calling on muslims to attack america. a ruthless force behind al qaeda operations hoping to plan

i'm upset, al qaeda's operational rhythm too much. but at the same time, it seems pretty clear message to all those kind of terrorist groups that washington ah, if it takes 20 years, it takes 20 years before they'll target the ladyship. so are we likely to see more drone strength in afghanistan despite the taliban voicing against it? well, i think guy though, be a judicious use of trying strikes. oh, how to codes really do give us the ability to do that against islamic state targets . the u. s. says that the taliban brushed it in terms of al qaeda targets. i think if there is a similarly high value target, al qaeda target in afghanistan will say that in the future they will certainly bay those against his lemming style targets. or when i have the opportunity so this probably might be the last but against al qaeda targets probably used more judiciously, i would argue, or just shanahan at the know institute in sydney. thank you very much for your time . my pleasure. how top white house official is wanting tyna not to manufacture a crisi

al qaeda is no longer the global threat it once was. this drone strike will further deepen the mistrust between the taliban and the west. jane: let's have a quick look at some of the days other news. bp has reported its highest profits in 14 years. the second-biggest in is history. the company's profits topped $8 billion, more than triple the amount it made in the same period last year. it comes as consumers worldwide fa soaring prices of oil and gas. in spain, a new government planned to curb energy use has come into effect. air conditioning and heating temperatures will be limited in public buildings and businesses. the government has allowed people 10 days to implement the rules, which will stay in effect until november 2023. the ukrainian regimen has been designated a terrorist group by russia's supreme court. much of the regiment served met -- surrender to russia after the siege at the steel works mariupol. it has roots in a far right ultranationalist militia that was later absorbed officially into the ukrainian national guard. rus

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al-qaeda for years. recently they played down their links, promising not to allow foreign attacks being planned on afghan soil. al-qaeda is no longer the global threat it once was, but this drone strike will further deepen the mistrust between the taliban and the west. for president biden the opportunity to kill one of america�*s most wanted men was fraught with risk. our security correspondent, gordon corera, has more analysis on how the operation was carried out. gordon. so after years on his trail, did the us finally find the al-qaeda leader? the us appear to have first tracked his family to kabul. then by this spring they established al—zawahiri himself was in a particular building, which he never seemed to leave. they spent months monitoring his movements, establishing what is called pattern of life. even building small—scale models of the compound. after previous disastrous mistakes in the afghan capital, washington wanted to make sure they had the right target. eventually, the decision was t

while the al qaeda may have gained here but the u.s. has learned a lot in the past decade. >> what are they telling you? >> i think the question what this means for u.s. relations with the taliban is a really central one here. there isn't all that much of a le legislate relationship with the u.s. government right now. and trying to keep it at lower levels, not providing them with a whole lot of resistance right now. it's notable that the secretary of state is coming out and saying that the doha agreement which is that agreement that taliban said they were not going to allow afghanistan to use it as a base to carry out terrorist activity has now been violated. and talking about the taliban, not just hosting, but sheltering this al qaeda leader, and that is significant because now we need to see what does the u.s. government do about it, right? a senior administration official last night said the biden administration will continue to hold the taliban accountable. well, what does that look like? because we don't have a whole lot of tools t

qaeda, ayman al-zawahri. amy: the united states is claiming a cia drone has killed the leader of al qaeda, ayman al-zawahri, at a safe house in kabul in area where many taliban live. we will get the latest and look at the legacy of al-zawahri and u.s. war on terror. then we go to the fight for reproductiveights inansas. >> kansas, which has been at the center of antiabortion attacks for decades has now become a destination for folks elsewhere who can no longer get abortions in their home states. today, kansans are voting on whether to allow the legislature to ban abortions here, too. this is the first state to vote on thisince supreme court overturned roe v. wade. amy: illinois declares an emergency over monkeypox. we will speak to steven thrasher , the author of “the viral underclass: the human toll when inequality and disease collide." all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the united states has announced it has killed al qaeda

with al-qaeda gone? we went to afghanistan for the expossess purpose of getting rid of -- express purpose of getting rid of al-qaeda in afghanistan as well as, as well as getting osama bin laden, and we did. gerry: let's bring in a senior fellow at the foundation for defense of democrats and -- democracies and editor of the long war journal. thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me. gerry: so should we be celebrating the elimination of one of the most heinous criminals and terrorists in the world or alarmed that he was in kabul in the first place? >> the answer is both. the strike was commendable, it was difficult to execute. but more -- and and zawahiri has been wanted for 24 years since the embassy bombings that kill hundreds of civilians, osama bin laden's deputy for 9/11. he's been on the run for 20 plus years, one of the most wanted men on the planet. so, yes, we should be celebrating his death. but it took quite a long time to get him. we should be more concerned thattal al qaeda is in afghan

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what was his role in al-qaeda now? >> he is al-qaeda's leader. he was the successor to osama bin laden. he was bin laden's number two, and when bin laden was killed in 2011, zawahiri became the leader of al-qaeda. he was slightly more low profile than bin laden was, but that doesn't mean he wasn't lethal. and there are many, many analysts who believe that zawahiri was more dangerous. he was certainly involved in the planning of 9/11, as well as, you heard president biden talking about the embassy bombings that he -- some intel sources have traced back to zawahiri as well. and in the past few years, the intel community has believed that he's been sick, that he is 71 years old who is not of great health. but he was still making videos, according to american officials. he was still making videos, calling for attacks on americans. >> so, lawrence, what is the leadership like in al-qaeda? what does this do to the leadership structure? is there someone or several people ready to step into the role that he was playing, or does this dismantle and disrupt

al-qaeda for years. recently they played down their links, promising not to allow foreign attacks being planned on afghan soil. al-qaeda is no longer the global threat it once was, but this drone strike will further deepen the mistrust between the taliban and the west. secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. let's cross to kabul and speak to our chief international in other news: the energy company bp has reported its highest profits in 1a years — and the second biggest in its history. between the months of april and june, the company's profits topped $8 billion — that's more than triple the amount it made in the same period last year. it comes as consumers worldwide face increasing energy costs from the soaring global price of oil and gas. in spain, a new government plan to curb energy use has come into effect. air conditioning and heating temperatueres will be limited in public buildings and businesses. the government has allowed people ten days to implement the rules which will stay in effect until nov

just to clarify, the taliban has no ties with al-qaeda? no, we don't have any ties with al-qaeda. there have been reports and speculation that actually it was numbers of the taliban who helped the us identify ayman al—zawahiri's location. how do you respond to that? there is no truth to that. general hr mcmaster, former us national security advisor under president trump and author of �*battlegrounds: the fight to defend the free world' we were hearing the taliban have no connection are links to al-qaeda, do you believe in? the remark of course not. it's time for us to stop listening to these wires who —— liners inflicted so much —— liars who have inflicted is amazing how much we are deluding ourselves about afghanistan one year on. i mean for you, i want you to deflect because you, i want you to deflect because you served in afghanistan, i noticed some where you care about and often think about and as national security adviser you try to shift and change the policy towards the country. one year after the takeover, it must be hard for you to absorb 20 years of internati

>> al qaeda has never completely disappeared from afghanistan. we are talking about an estimated dozen or so or a few dozen members so that they have been while the u.s. was staying there and while there was a republican government in hiding. this is the taliban takeover, you and reports have indicated that they move around more freely so that al qaeda is around and is not a surprise in itself. the question is what they are doing, are they just hiding out? are they planning things? information is barely available. there are around, that was more or less clear. >> what differences do you see between this operation out of the operation to kill osama bin laden in 2011? >> from a technical standpoint, there were two clearly different operations. here it was a strike with a drunk, no u.s. foods on the ground, the way that president biden said they intended to do counterterrorism. they dnot need huge presence on the ground to do such things. a mission to kill bin laden, u.s. helicopters started from a base in afghanistan, crossing into pakistan, you ha

the leader of al qaeda, i'm an l z. our hittie has been killed in a drone strike in afghanistan on sunday in a televised address. you as president joe biden said, us intelligence officials, tract zoer haiti to a home and downtown kabul, where he was hiding out with his family biden approved the operation last week. so hit his death, eliminates the forget who more than any one shaped al qaeda 1st. as osama bin laden's, deputy since 1998. and then as his successor this video purportedly shows the aftermath of the strike in kabul, which kills our hittie on the weekend. the afghan interior ministry denied reports on social media about a drone strike. from highly coordinated kind of branches and all around the world including setting priorities are providing operational guidance, call for and inspired attacks against us targets. he made videos including the reason we're calling for his followers to attack the united states and our allies. now, justice has been delivered. in this terrorist leader is no more osha of returns. h

zawahiri was al qaeda's leader, succeeding osama bin laden, in dozens of videos attacking u.s. and allies he directed al qaeda's thinking, led the operation and was a key planner of the 9/11 attacks and the 1998 u.s. embassy bombings in east africa >> we know it was his urging that bin laden really took an interest in attacking the united states. >> reporter: he meticulously planned mass murder. tried to arm al qaeda with weapons of mass destruction and wrote the declaration of war against the u.s. his transformation into the world's most wanted terrorist had an unlikely start. he was born in 1951 into a wealthy egyptian family, of doctors and scholars he became radicalized as a teenager after joining muslim brotherhood before training to be a surgeon. at 31, he was one of hundreds assassinated arrested after the assassination of egyptian president anwar al sadat he was tortured during three years in an egyptian jail and left to seek revenge. >> they intend to tillis >> reporter: by his mid 30s, he was a leader in egypt's islamic jihad. he met the saudi osama bin laden who was

an al qaeda leader believed to have been killed in a u.s. drone strike in afghanistan sunday, according to u.s. media reports. al jazeera is monitoring reaction from washington, d.c. any more information? reporter: officially, the white house is only saying that there was a counterterrorism operation against a significant al qaeda target in afghanistan. the operation was successful and there were no civilian casualties. as you have reported, it is widely reported that it was the leader of al qaeda, the man who succeeded osama bin laden in june 2011. the right hand man from the september 11 attacks. we expect an announcement that he has been killed in a drone strike. some other details have slipped out that this occurred in kabul, but near residents and it does jive with some information that al qaeda had been relatively comfortable in kabul in the last few months. this would suggest that the man hunts underway, once again it would appear the leader is in the city, and living relatively comfortably. in fact, there was a u.n. report in july th

be to the al—qaeda operation. i be to the al-qaeda operation. i mean, it's a huge blow for them. this is the leader of al-qaeda, as i mentioned, taking over the terrorist group in 2011 when 0sama taking over the terrorist group in 2011 when osama bin laden was killed by the us. but ayman al—zawahiri himself has always beenin al—zawahiri himself has always been in invisible symbol of the group, he was over 70 years old and once 0sama group, he was over 70 years old and once osama bin laden�*s personal physician. his whereabouts have always been a mystery. it's worth noting that, and i emphasise we don't know, we haven't got confirmation of this yet, but there will be lots of questions about this operation and if it is indeed confirmed that it is ayman al—zawahiri. remember, the us has no troops in afghanistan — they withdrew last year in a chaotic withdrawal. so how can the us confirm it is him who was killed? also i think there'll be a question of if he was getting sanctuary by the taliban, as well, give

al qaeda leader ayman al-zawahri is dead. intelligence sources tell fox news the terrorist leader was killed in a cia drone strike in afghanistan over the weekend. president biden set to address the nation tonight with details. white house correspondent peter doocy is here with the latest. >> the national security council here at the white house's briefing reporters with details that we will be able to share about the steering drone strike the

qaeda leader, al zawahiri. director brennan, david rode, thank you for being part of our breaking news coverage. it takes a village when something like this happens. thank you to everyone who jump on the air tom matthew dowd and cornell welcher, to be continued. our breaking news coverage now continues right now on "the beat" with ari melber. hi, ari. >> hi, nicole. thank you very much. welcome to "the beat." i am ari melber. we have several stories, but we begin with continuing coverage of this breaking news. united states reporting on this strike killing al qaeda terrorist leader ayman al zawahiri in afghanistan. happened over the weekend. the news is breaking, confirm now. i can tell you what you may know, the president will be addressing the nation if about 90 minutes. the white house saying president biden will speak out on this. it is a fast moving late-breaking story, and for that reason we go directly to some of our experts on this. kristen welker and retired four-star army general barry mccaffery. wris