On July 31, 2022, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency conducted an early-morning drone strike shortly after 6:00 AM local time (9:00 PM Eastern Time). The CIA drone strike in Afghanistan took down Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri.
The official CIA source said there was no civilian casualty because they cleared the house. The leader was down when he was on the balcony.
Ex-president Barack Obama also commented on this episode, saying this amount of work is needed to safeguard innocent lives all around the globe.
