Theories Abound On Who Tipped Off Americans On Zawahiri\'s Location, Including India\'s Role: Report

There are many theories about who tip off Americans regarding Zawahiri’s position The most popular theories include India’s involvement in the report.

Islamabad 15 August : Slain Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden’s successor Ayman Al Zawahiri was killed in “an over-the-horizon attack” with the use of a “secret weapon” by the US in Kabul’s downtown Kabul on the 31st of July 11 years since the terrorist group’s leader was killed in the course of a US Navy SEALs raid in Abbottabad according to a media report said.
The internet is full of speculation on how the US could have discovered or killed Zawahiri.

 Theories Abound On Who Tipped Off Americans On Zawahiri's Location, Including In-TeluguStop.com

According to the story in The Express Tribune, the targeted compound is a few minutes drive away from the Indian Embassy in Kabul where the technical staff are currently based.

Incredibly, Zawahiri’s last video message was focused on Muskan Khan, wearing a burqa Indian Muslim girl who dared to stand in front of a group of young saffronites to shout “Allah-O-Akbar” in front of them in Karnataka state in February 2022, The Express Tribune reported.

Eighty-two percent of the officials of the former spy agency in Afghanistan The National Directorate of Security (NDS) have been granted by the IEA to be employed in different ministries due to the absence of technically qualified personnel in their ranks.

They could be an resource of details to the Indian Embassy as they were both part of the NDS as well as RAW collaborated in the Ghani regime.

There is a chance the Indians could have gotten the information from the NDS and passed it on with the Americans, The Express Tribune said.

There are questions about which airbase was used start the MQ9 drone.

Pakistan is not denying any involvement in the attack.Major General Babar Iftikhar categorically stated that there was “no doubt of Pakistani soil being utilized in this way”.

The Foreign Office went a step further to block using of the Pakistani airspace.

An US media report suggested that the pilotless aircraft could have been flown via Ganci airbase, which is the US transit facility located in Manas in the northern part of Kyrgyzstan.

There were media reports of the possibility of US air activities in Farkhor in Tajikistan, close to the border with northern Afghanistan 15 to 20 days ago.In addition, Ayani airbase, in Tajikistan is operated by the USA’s Quad partner India and the K-2 CIA-operated Base in Uzbekistan may be used to carry out an attack, The Express Tribune reported.

The area where Zawahiri lived, which is located 1.5 kilometers away from the Afghan President’s Palace is not accessible to the majority of people, which makes it impossible to get an outside look inside the safehouse of Zawahiri.

The US has no presence on the ground in Afghanistan following their withdrawal one year ago and there are rumors that suggest it was an insider job.The former US point-man for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad has suggested the US could be spooked by the Taliban due to a power conflict between the Haqqani Network and the Kandahari Group, The Express Tribune reported.

Michael Barak, a researcher at the Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) does not rule out the possibility that Kandahari Group might have shared intelligence with the US due to their perception of the Haqqanis association with Al Qaeda as a threat to their efforts to stabilize Afghanistan.

Mullah Yaqoob Mullah Yaqoob, the Taliban Defence Minister who is part of the Kandahari Group, is said to be working to create a bigger area to himself.

He has also attempted to be more relevant in Doha, Qatar.He made an unannounced trip to Qatar in the final week of July in an unprecedented move.

Mullah Yaqoob was reported to have has reportedly met with certain US officials in Doha.There are speculations that he may have leaked information about Zawahiri as a bargaining chip in exchange for the return of the Afghan government’s $3.5 billion in funds confiscated by the US, The Express Tribune reported.

Additionally, since he is the leader of the Kandahari Group, he might have done it to increase the credibility of his group with the US and also to counter his rival Haqqanis.

Al Qaeda is a shadow of its former self, and Zawahiri was of no use to the Taliban and therefore he could easily been released in an exchange for.

A channel that is pro-Taliban on Telegram”Anfal Afghan Agency”, claimed that the Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K), in collaboration with Iran may have assisted the CIA find Zawahiri.

Sharing what it described as “exclusive information” The channel reported that IS-K’s leader Shahab al Muhajir sent an “contaminated” letter of Zawahiri’s allegiance which revealed his location in the United States.Americans, The Express Tribune reported.

The Taliban claim to have located evidence to support their claims at the site , including the “letter of allegiance” and flash drives.

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