One of the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the CIA had carried out a drone strike in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Sunday.
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a CIA drone strike in Afghanistan, US officials told Reuters on Monday, the biggest blow to the militant group since the 2011 killing of its founder Osama bin Laden.
One of the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the CIA had carried out a drone strike in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Sunday.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed in a statement that the strike had taken place and strongly condemned it, calling it a violation of "international principles".
US President Joe Biden will deliver a speech on Monday at 7:30 p.m. (2330 GMT) in what the White House described as a "successful counterterrorism operation."
'Justice was served': Biden on killing of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri
US President Joe Biden has confirmed that a US drone strike in Afghanistan this week killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri, saying "justice has been served". "On Saturday, under my leadership, the United States successfully conducted an airstrike in Kabul, Afghanistan that killed the emir of al-Qaeda: Ayman al-Zawahiri. Justice was served," Biden said.
