According to the New York Times, the operation was not carried out by the US military, but by the Central Intelligence Agency, while questions may be raised about the reason for instructing the CIA to this task.
The source explained that the US military usually launches raids on points located in regularly declared “war zones”, while the Central Intelligence Agency carries out raids that are intended to remain shrouded in secrecy.
Since the Taliban movement opposes the US military carrying out any operations on the soil of Afghanistan, the US preferred to instruct the intelligence agency to take over the task of eliminating al-Zawahiri.
Taliban officials say that the agreements they concluded with the Americans during negotiations in Doha stipulated not to carry out operations inside Afghanistan, but US officials deny the matter.
The CIA has its own drones, and it can also use the capabilities of the US military.
“was wrong”
US Defense Department official Mick Milroy said Tuesday that the successful operation that killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was the result of “countless hours of hard work.”
The New York Times quoted Milroy, a former US intelligence officer, as saying, “He (Al-Zawahiri) thought we would not be able to detect him, but he was wrong.”
Al-Zawahiri was the most wanted person by the United States, due to his role in Al-Qaeda, which was responsible for the September 11 attacks in New York in 2001.
Al-Zawahiri took over the leadership of Al-Qaeda after the killing of its founder, Osama bin Laden, in an operation that took place in Pakistan, in May 2011.
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