U.S. takes out al-Qaida leader Ayman Al Zawahiri in Afghanistan counterterror op

Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri

Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri

(FOX NEWS) -- The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman Al Zawahiri in Afghanistan over the weekend in a successful counterterrorism strike, a senior administration official told Fox News.

President Biden on Monday night at 7:30 p.m. E.T. is expected to address the nation from the White House on the operation.

"Over the weekend, the United States conducted a counterterrorism operation against a significant al Qaeda target in Afghanistan," the senior administration official told Fox News Monday. "The operation was successful and there were no civilian casualties."

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