Al Qaeda Chief Al-Zawahiri Likely Near Afghan-Pakistan Border: UN Report

Al Qaeda chief Aiman Muhammed Rabi al-Zawahiri, is believed to be located somewhere in the border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Previous reports of his death due to ill health have not been confirmed.

A significant part of terror group Al Qaeda resides in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region, including its chief Aiman al-Zawahiri, who is probably alive but too frail to be featured in propaganda, according to a United Nations report. The report, issued on Friday, said that large numbers of Al Qaeda terrorists and other foreign extremist elements aligned with the Taliban are located in various parts of Afghanistan. Member states reported that a significant part of Al Qaeda remains based in the border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan, where the core is joined by and works closely with its affiliate group 'Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent' or AQIS, the twelfth report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team said. Al Qaeda chief Aiman Muhammed Rabi al-Zawahiri, is believed to be located somewhere in the border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Previous reports of his death due to ill health have not been confirmed.