U.S. kills al Qaeda leader in drone strike in Afghanistan

Anderson Cooper 360

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🗓️ 2 August 2022

⏱️ 43 minutes

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The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike. President Biden confirmed his death and warned others saying, “if you are a threat to our people, the United States will find you and take you out.” CNN Chief International Correspondent Clarissa Ward joins AC360 to discuss Zawahiri’s killing and the future of al Qaeda. Plus, the Kentucky flooding death toll has risen to 37 as hundreds remain unaccounted for. Nathan Day tells Anderson Cooper how he helped rescue nine of his neighbors, including five children, as flood waters rushed into their homes. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Good evening.
0:01.0	We begin tonight with breaking news.
0:02.9	A little more than 11 years since President Obama told Americans about the raid that killed
0:07.6	El Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and 21 years since the 9-11 attacks on this country.
0:12.8	President Biden announced the killing and a drone strike in Afghanistan of Iman, Al-Zawaii
0:19.1	Zawaihiri bin Laden's second in command and his successor.
0:23.5	For more than two decades, he's been one of the FBI's most wanted with the $25 million
0:27.8	bounty for his apprehension or conviction.
0:30.5	Tonight that is no longer a concern.
0:34.3	We make it clear again tonight that no matter how long it takes, no matter where you hide,
0:41.5	if you are threat to our people, the United States will find you and take you out.
0:47.4	A lot went into the drone strike and a lot may follow from it.
0:50.5	We begin tonight with new details on how it all came together and seen a cheap national
0:54.0	security correspondent Jim Shudo.
0:56.0	What more have you learned about this mission?
0:58.0	Anderson, remarkable details coming out from a senior administration official tonight
1:01.3	that speaks to a months-long intelligence operation proceeding this strike from a drone
1:07.7	on Saturday.
1:08.7	We're told that the president was first alerted to Zawaihiri's presence in Kabul in April,
1:14.9	the start of April this year, but that had followed months where US intelligence agencies
1:19.8	had been tracking him that he had moved to Kabul.
1:23.4	Ostensibly it seems to stay with family there, a downtown villa, and then over the course
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