US strikes IS in retaliation for deadly attack near Kabul airport
US President Joe Biden addresses his European partners the day after the NATO summit at the EU-US Summit in Brussels, Belgium, 15 June 2021 (Photo: Nicolas Landemard/Le Pictorium/Cover Images). Sketched by the Pan Pacific Agency.
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 28, 2021, Kyodo. The U.S. military said Friday it had launched a drone strike against the Islamic State (IS is banned in Russia) in Afghanistan after an attack claimed by the group killed 13 American service members and over 100 Afghans near Kabul’s international airport, Kyodo News reported.
The U.S. Central Command said the “counterterrorism operation” was conducted against an “ISIS-K planner,” referring to an affiliate of the Islamic State extremist group.
The U.S. military said Friday it had launched a drone strike against the Islamic State in Afghanistan after an attack claimed by the group killed 13 American service members and over 100 Afghans near Kabul’s international airport.
The U.S. Central Command said the “counterterrorism operation” was conducted against an “ISIS-K planner,” referring to an affiliate of the Islamic State extremist group.
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