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EXPLAINER: A look at the missile that killed al-Qaida leader

In this image provided by the U.S. Army, contactors from General Atomics load hellfire missiles onto an MQ-1C Gray Eagle at Camp Taji, Iraq. [AP]

For a year, U.S. officials have been saying that taking out a terrorist threat in Afghanistan with no American troops on the ground would be difficult but not impossible. Last weekend, the U.S. did just that - killing al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri with a CIA drone strike.

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