This photo released on August 2, 2022, by the White House shows US President Biden meeting with his national security team to discuss the counterterrorism operation to take out Ayman al-Zawahiri. "No matter how long it takes, no matter where you hide, if you are a threat to our people, the United States will find you and take you out," Biden said. Afghan strategy debateUS President Joe Biden says the operation in Afghanistan proves there is no need for a US troop presence there, a year after ordering the traumatic US withdrawal. Now with the Zawahiri killing, Biden has a golden opportunity to say that he's been proved right. Afghanistan "can't be a launching pad against the United States," Biden said in his speech.

Source: Daily Nation August 02, 2022 22:33 UTC