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The elimination of the terrorist mastermind raises urgent questions about the Taliban, Pakistan, and the likelihood of the next big jihadi attack.

The seeds of the U.S. counterterrorism operation that killed al-Qaidas leader were planted over many months. Years of efforts by U.S. intelligence operatives under four presidents to track Ayman al-Zawahri

Thank you. >> joining us now from london is richard engel, nbcs chief foreign correspondent who has covered al-qaeda and ayman al-zawahiri for decades. a man who knows more than your average care about the egyptian, islamic radicalism in cairo that shaped zawahiri. richard, my friend, thank you for interrupting your vacation tonight. thank you for being up for us once again on this historic night. >> it is a historic night. and of course, i think its a very important night. and, yes, ive been co...

The air. with a big red deceased across the bottom of it now. what we know is this. ayman al-zawahiri was back in afghanistan, which itself is a story. he was in a well-off neighborhood in the capital city of kabul. the new york times and the washington post are reporting that the house where he was killed was owned by a senior member of that taliban government, known for having links to al-qaeda. the mans name is haqqani, which is a familiar name when it comes to kidnappings, terrorist attacks,...

The planning for that, he was considered the mastermind, the intellect behind al-qaeda and very much involved in some of its most spectacular and audacious terrorist attacks, including 9/11 so innocent that is some sort of a pale and you had that in president biden �*s remarks. he is a figurehead and leader of the organisation so at least on that level this is at least on that level this is a very big low for an organisation that was back on his heels. it has had a hard time regaining any time...

The U.S. drone strike that killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri is intensifying global scrutiny of Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers

Ayman al-Zawahri, an Egyptian surgeon who became a mastermind of jihad against the West and who took over as al-Qaida leader after Osama bin Laden’s death in a U.S. raid, has been killed

Even isis is much lower. there still is some of it in places like syria where you have these no mans lands or bad lands, places that have no government. so you have thugs who take over and these thugs often have an islamic flavor, but i think we should be looking -- we should begin to think to ourselves, you know, this is a chapter in american national security strategy that is coming to a close. did we overreact? we built a massive security apparatus between the homeland security operations out...

Security front. nancy pelosi arrived in taiwan in defiance of warnings from china, which claims the island as its own. and 20 years after 9/11, the leader of al qaeda is dead. president biden announcing the killing of ayman al zawahiri last night. one of the architects behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks. and no one is better to speak on these issues than former national security adviser in the obama white house. ben, im sure it is sered in your brain the day that president biden, who you worked f...

Theres still is some of this and places like syria where you have these no man lines or bad lines. places that have no government and so you have thugs who takeover and these thugs often have an islamic flavor? but i think we should begin to think to ourselves. this is a chapter in american national security strategy that is coming to a close. did we overreact? to rebuild a massive security apparatus between the homeland security operations outfits. the huge increases in intelligence and defense...