The U.S. kills one of the masterminds behind 9/11

President Biden last night announced the U.S. killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a strike in Afghanistan. It's the most significant blow to al-Qaeda since the death of Osama bin Laden 11 years ago. Plus: the risks of Speaker Pelosi’s Taiwan visit. And: with rents skyrocketing, we want your stories. Guests: Idrees Ali, Reuters' foreign policy correspondent and Axios' Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Lydia McMullen-Laird, Alex Sugiura, and Ben O'Brien. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893. Go Deeper: Biden: "Justice has been delivered" with death of al-Qaeda leader Why Pelosi's Taiwan visit matters to China The mystery of NYC’s high rents, solved (sort of)