US The explosion was reported earlier In a residential building near Kabul Airport.
Now, the United States has confirmed that they carried out an airstrike on an ISIS-K vehicle, which they said was carrying “several suicide bombers with explosive vests, and they are believed to be targeting Kabul International Airport.”
Video footage of today’s drone attack #Islamic State enter #acceptance … #Afghanistan Far more dangerous than before 9-11. Moreover, civilians have been killed-this will not only remain in Kabul… More terrifying monsters now have a safe haven. pic.twitter.com/523eZXlwNJ
— Sara A. Carter (@SaraCarterDC) August 29, 2021
US Central Command spokesperson Captain Bill Urban said in a statement that a strike in a crowded community northwest of the airport triggered a “major secondary explosion”, indicating that there was a “mass of explosives” in the vehicle. Although the target was initially described as an on-vehicle improvised explosive device (IED), an official clarified that the explosive was worn by multiple bombers and not installed on the vehicle itself. [….]
“The U.S. military today carried out a self-defense unmanned over-the-horizon air strike on a car in Kabul, eliminating the imminent ISIS-K threat to Hamad Karzai International Airport,” Urban said. “We are confident that we will successfully achieve our goals.”
They used drones from military bases in the Gulf.
The real turning point was that Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed the story to reporters, saying that these attempted bombers were targeted while driving near the airport.
It is not clear who was hit in the attack. An Afghan police chief claimed that a child was killed. The US military denied that any civilians were hit at this time. But this is obviously a crowded residential area. Therefore, if they really kill the person with explosives, it may cause more damage than they expected.
This is after the suicide attack at the airport on Thursday, allegedly by ISIS-k 13 U.S. soldiers killed And at least 170 Afghans and Retaliation against so-called ISIS-K “planners” Two people were killed and one was injured.
But good, if they encounter a real suicide bomber on the way to the airport.
I think the question I will ask for this is, when they don’t know that the Taliban is going to take over or the city is going to fall? Will they provide more information?
After the previous retaliatory strike, they Refuse to provide As my colleague Becca Lower shared earlier, they said that the names of the two people they killed caused many people to wonder if they had any important people.
