KABUL – Lots of of Afghans carried anti-American banners on Friday to protest in opposition to a U.S. drone strike that Washington says killed al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri this month.
The protests had been launched a day after the Taliban stated their authorities had no details about Zawahiri “getting into and dwelling” in capital metropolis Kabul and warned the USA to by no means repeat an assault on Afghan soil.
Images shared on social media confirmed protesters in no less than seven Afghan provinces carrying banners studying “Down with USA“, “Joe Biden, cease mendacity” and “America is a liar”.
Zawahiri, the highest chief of the hardline Islamist militant group, was killed with a missile fired from a drone whereas he stood on a balcony at his Kabul hideout on Sunday, U.S. officers acknowledged, the largest blow to the militants since U.S. Navy SEALS shot lifeless Osama bin Laden greater than a decade in the past.
Zawahiri’s demise in Kabul raised questions on whether or not he obtained sanctuary from the Taliban, who had assured the USA as a part of a 2020 settlement on the withdrawal of U.S.-led forces that they might not harbour different militant teams.
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan – the identify the Taliban use for the nation and their authorities – warned Washington that “if such incidents are repeated once more and if the territory of Afghanistan is violated then accountability for any penalties will probably be on United States.”
The Taliban gained full management over Afghanistan on Aug. 15 final 12 months after U.S. led overseas forces withdrew and prime Afghan leaders together with the nation’s president fled, marking an finish to twenty years of conflict.
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