This is the Guardian.

Today, what was the leader of Al Qaeda doing in the middle of Kabul?

And what his death means for the terrorist group and the Taliban?

On Saturday, in my direction, the United States successfully concluded a narrow strike in Kabul, Afghanistan,

and killed the Emir of Al Qaeda.

It's taken 21 years.

Osama bin Laden was the face behind the 9-11 attacks, but Al Zawahiri was seen as the brains.

Now, justice has been delivered, and this terrorist leader is no more.

Last week, a drone strike in Kabul killed the Al Qaeda leader, I'm in Al Zawahiri.

Emma Graham Harrison, a Guardian senior foreign correspondent, was in the Afghan capital Bate, and rushed to the scene of the strike.

Okay, the story just goes.

So, we decided to sort of drive around the neighborhood and speak to people nearby, because the drone strike did create a sound loud enough to wake up people all over the city.

And how close did you manage to get?

So, the Taliban didn't actually want anyone to get to the scene of the killing of my own Al Zawahiri, so we got somewhat close, and were met by a very agitated, very aggressive Taliban guard.

We'd already been warned by colleagues that they had been physically assaulted.

One guy was punched in the face.

Wow, there had been guns pointed at journalists, and these are some cases very trigger happy individuals, so it was a pretty alarming situation.

The Taliban were right to be nervous.

It was Al Qaeda's presence in Afghanistan that triggered the US-led invasion, and the toppling of the Taliban more than 20 years ago.

Now, less than a year since they returned to power, the leader of the world's most notorious terror group was hiding in the middle of their capital, and his killing there will have huge implications for both groups.

From the Guardian, a Michael Safi, today in focus, what the killing of Iman Al Zawahiri means for Al Qaeda and the Taliban.

So, Emma, as a former Afghanistan correspondent, someone who spent many years living in Kabul, can you tell us how surprising it was that Iman Al Zawahiri was not just in the city, but in that particular neighborhood of the city.

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