The US State Department has warned its citizens around the world that the killing of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in an American march may generate what it described as greater potential for anti-American violence.
The US State Department said in a statement that the killing of al-Zawahiri may prompt al-Qaeda supporters to target American facilities or citizens, adding that the attacks may include suicide operations, assassinations, kidnappings and bombings.
US President Joe Biden announced, in the early hours of Tuesday morning, the killing of the al-Qaeda leader in a US raid on July 31.
Pictures of Al-Jazeera showed the moments after the US drone strike in which Ayman Al-Zawahiri was killed, taken from the Afghan capital Kabul, where Al-Zawahiri was hiding in a house in one of its neighborhoods.
And the Coordinator of Strategic Communications in the US National Security Council, John Kirby, said that the Taliban movement has two options, either to adhere to the Doha agreement or to follow a different path.
Kirby added that a different path would lead to consequences imposed by the international community and the United States.
For his part, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said that the operation that targeted al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in Afghanistan showed Washington's willingness to take measures to defend its interests.
In an interview with ABC, Sullivan added that the US administration is in direct contact with the Taliban to ensure that Afghanistan is not used as a safe haven for al-Qaeda leaders and as a platform to threaten the United States.
The Afghan government condemned the US attack and considered it a clear violation of the country's sovereignty.
The Afghan government spokesman said that the US forces targeted a house in the diplomatic district in the center of Kabul with a drone.
The Taliban also condemned the attack, describing it as a violation of international principles and the Doha Agreement.
The spokesman for the movement, Zabihullah Mujahid, indicated that these actions are a repetition of the failed experiences during the past two decades and will harm the opportunities available, as he put it.
In Doha, the Qatari Foreign Ministry said in a statement regarding the killing of Al-Zawahiri that it is following developments in Afghanistan, and calls on all parties to preserve the gains of the Doha Agreement and that Afghanistan not be a haven for terrorists.
In its statement, the Qatari Foreign Ministry said that it reiterates its firm and supportive stance for regional and international efforts to combat terrorism and its financing.
This is the "major" strike against al-Qaeda since the killing of its founder Osama bin Laden in 2011 in a US special operation in Pakistan.