Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri has been killed by a United States airstrike in Afghanistan. Current and former officials began hearing that al-Zawahri had been killed in a drone strike but the administration delayed releasing the information until the death was confirmed.

White House officials have declined to confirm the kill but noticed that “the United States conducted a counterterrorism operation against a significant Al Qaeda target in Afghanistan. The operation was successful and there were no civilian casualties.”

President Biden is set to address the nation following the “successful counterterrorism operation on an al-Qaida target in Afghanistan over the weekend.”