Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri was killed by US forces over the weekend in Afghanistan. File photo: AP
US used Pakistani airspace for drone that killed al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahri: analysts
- Islamabad gave Washington permission and could have provided intelligence confirming whereabouts of the al-Qaeda leader, observers say
- Operation was ‘probably conducted’ under agreement that kept Pakistani airspace open for US military flights to and from Afghanistan
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri was killed by US forces over the weekend in Afghanistan. File photo: AP
