A U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan killed Al-Qaeda leader and key 9/11 plotter Ayman al-Zawahiri over the weekend, according to U.S. President Joe Biden's announcement.
The Taliban had conducted summary executions and enforced disappearances of former soldiers and police officers, which the U.S. and a host of other countries condemned.
ISIS-K terrorists in Afghanistan could possibly launch attacks outside their country in as little as six to 12 months, according to a Pentagon official while testifying in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee.