From monitoring to implementation... an American official talks about #Al-Zawahiri's operation #usa

 

On Tuesday, the Washington Post revealed the details of the killing of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a raid carried out by the US Central Intelligence Agency in the Afghan capital, Kabul, last weekend.

The newspaper quoted a senior US official as saying that the raid that killed al-Zawahiri was carried out on Saturday, at 9:48 pm GMT.

According to the source, the leader of al-Qaeda went out to the balcony of the house in Kabul, and it was bombed with two Hellfire missiles, while the operation did not result in any injury to his family members who were also in the house.

Experts said that this type of missile allows greater accuracy in reaching the target, while helping to avoid what is known as collateral damage to a large extent.

 

An explosion was heard after al-Zawahiri's bombing in the house located in the "Sharpur" area, which is one of the most prestigious areas in the Afghan capital.

This area, owned by the Afghan Ministry of Defense before, was converted years ago into a place to build luxury homes for senior state officials.

 

A well done plan

The US intelligence had monitored Al-Zawahiri earlier this year, and then had been working for months to verify his identity, by monitoring his movements and behavior.

Last April, senior US security officials were notified of Al-Zawahiri's presence in a house in the Afghan capital.

Ayman al-Zawahiri was not out of the house, while Biden was receiving continuous intelligence briefings about the al-Qaeda leader, for months.

Subsequently, the intelligence presented its plan to Biden, explaining that it had arranged a way to avoid civilian casualties in the attack.

 

In early July, Biden met with intelligence officials, including CIA Director William Burns.

On the twenty-fifth of last July, the US President met with his senior advisers and repeatedly asked them about the method of implementation and whether it would lead to civilian lives, and when the advisers advised him of favorable positions, he gave the green light to carry out the operation.

This operation, which ended the life of one of the most wanted persons of the United States, is the first raid carried out by the United States in Afghanistan since its withdrawal from there in August 2021.