You are kinda amusing in believing this is anymore then a 1 day story nobody cares about this with inflation at 9 percent and an economy in recession. In addition as Catherine Herridge pointed out he was caught near Kabul meaning Al Qeada is now operating again in Afghanistan and this guy more then likely ran out of his usefulness or was in such poor health it no longer served them to keep him alive.
Yes, they were reporting him likely dead in 2020 or entirely “off the grid” with his illness.