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| US military says it carried out drone strike targeting ISIS-K member in eastern Afghanistan | US military says it carried out drone strike targeting ISIS-K member in eastern Afghanistan |
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| The Pentagon said it launched a drone strike to take out an Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) member, believed to be involved in organizing attacks against the US in Kabul. It comes after a blast killed 13 American servicemen. | |
| The retaliatory strike was carried out early Saturday morning, and was reported a success, resulting in no civilian casualties. | |
| "Initial indications are that we killed the target. We know of no civilian casualties," US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement. | |
| The target was described as “an ISIS-K planner” by CENTCOM spokesman Capt. Bill Urban, but was not identified in the report. | |
| The strike was launched from outside of Afghanistan at the orders of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, after President Joe Biden authorized the operation, the AP reported, citing an anonymous defense official. | |
| Urban did not elaborate if the alleged “planner” was specifically involved in plotting a major attack on the Kabul airport on Thursday that killed 13 US servicemen, two British nationals and some 90 Afghans, including 28 Taliban members. | |
| The strike was conducted in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province in the country's east, thought to be a stronghold for the ISIS affiliate. Nangarhar is located to the east of Kabul province, along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. | |
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