US Conducts Drone Strikes on IS in Afghanistan... Retaliation for Kabul Airport Terror Attack (Update)
On the 28th (local time), the United States conducted an airstrike against the Islamic militant group Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan.
According to major foreign media, the U.S. Department of Defense announced in a statement that it used drones (unmanned aerial vehicles) to attack the Islamic State Khorasan (IS-K), the Afghan branch of IS.
The Department of Defense stated, "The target was eliminated," and added, "We have received information that there were no civilian casualties."
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Earlier, on the 26th, a suicide bombing near Kabul airport in the Afghan capital killed more than 170 people, including 13 U.S. soldiers. President Joe Biden identified IS-K as the perpetrator and vowed retaliation.
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