On Saturday night Norwegian time, the United States carried out a drone attack on an IS-K target in Afghanistan, an Afghan terrorist organization that has sworn allegiance to IS.
An IS member is said to have been killed in the attack. It reports several cages, including AP, Sky News and Reuters.
– US forces today carried out an anti-terror operation against an IS-K planner. The unmanned aerial attack took place in Nangahar province. The first indications are that we killed the target. We do not know of any civilian casualties, Captain Bill Urban, spokesman for the US Army Central Command, confirmed in a statement.
Major terrorist threat: – Leave the airport immediately
Vengeance
The drone attack takes place less than 48 hours after Thursday’s terrorist attack on the airport in Kabul, for which IS claimed responsibility.
At least 170 people, including 13 American soldiers, lost their lives when an explosion took place outside the airport itself. Several media reported that the explosion had been caused by a suicide bomb.
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In the aftermath of the terrorist attack, US President Joe Biden promised to find and prosecute those behind it. The US military also said they were “ready 24/7” to retaliate against the terrorist attack in Kabul.
– If we find them, we are ready to strike at them. We are ready 24 hours a day, and will not hesitate to pursue IS targets in Afghanistan, General Taylor said during a press conference on Thursday.
According to the Pentagon, the US Department of Defense, it is a man who contributed to the planning of Thursday’s attack who was killed. However, it has not been confirmed whether the person in question was involved in the explosion at Kabul airport, writes AP.
– If we find them, we strike
New warning
On Friday afternoon, Kirby confirmed that the Pentagon had information that indicated that a new attack at the airport would take place in a short time. The US Embassy in Kabul therefore sent out a new security warning to American citizens in Kabul on Saturday night Norwegian time.
– All Americans at four of the airport’s gates must immediately get away from the gates, and the advice not to travel to the airport is continued, writes NTB.
The explosion that took place at the Abbey gate on Thursday was so powerful that soldiers inside the gate lost their lives.
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