Slain al-Qaida chief's presence in Kabul damaged Taliban’s credibility

ISLAMABAD: The elimination of al-Qaida chief Ayman al-Zawahiri in a recent drone strike in Kabul has raised questions about the credibility of the Afghan Taliban government on its promise not to allow its soil to be used by terrorists besides sparking speculation about the US tactic of launching unannounced counter-terrorism operations in the region on suspected targets.
Just two weeks ahead of the first anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the CIA had fired two Hellfire…