‘Tricky situation’: Taliban unsure how to respond to Zawahiri’s death
Senior commanders caught between hopes for international recognition and pressure from their own ranks
Senior Taliban commanders weighing up how to respond to the US assassination of al-Qaida’s leader in Kabul are caught between their hopes for international recognition and pressure from their own ranks.
Nearly three days after Ayman al-Zawahiri was struck by a drone in the heart of one of the most elite neighbourhoods of the Afghan capital, the Taliban have barely responded.