Dubai: Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri has pledged allegiance to new Afghan Taliban leader Haibatullah Akhundzada, whose predecessor was killed in a US drone strike, SITE monitoring group reported Saturday.
The pledge came in a 14-minute audio message posted online, the US-based SITE Intelligence Group said.
Al-Qaeda Leader Ayman al-Zawahiri Pledges to New Afghan Taliban Chief https://t.co/vVUrOSAS7c
— SITE Intel Group (@siteintelgroup) June 11, 2016
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