DAs American armies Investigating reports of possible civilian casualties following an air attack on a car of the terrorist militia of the Islamic State (IS) in Kabul. The US Regional Command Center (Centcom) issued a statement on Sunday evening, stating that the operation had successfully avoided a terrorist’s “direct threat” to the Kabul Airport, and the results of the air strike are still being reviewed. It said that “a large number of explosives” were found in the destroyed vehicle and “this could lead to more victims.”
“It is not yet clear what will happen, and we are still investigating. The military statement said that we would be very sad about the possible death of innocent people.
According to media reports, several members of a family were killed
Earlier in Afghanistan, the television channel ArianaNews quoted witnesses and reported that a mortar shell hit a private house in Kabul, killing 6 people, including 4 children. Two cars and some houses were destroyed. It is not clear whether these casualties may be attributable to mortar shells or American air strikes. CNN report Quoting relatives in Kabul, in Air raid Nine members of a family were killed, including six children.
On Thursday, dozens of civilians and at least 13 American soldiers were killed in an attack on the Kabul airport by the local branch of the terrorist militia of the Islamic State. This is the worst attack the US military has suffered in Afghanistan in ten years.
In view of the situation in Afghanistan, the US State Department invited everyone to participate in a virtual foreign ministers summit on Monday. As the State Department announced in Washington, the United States will host the “key partners” of the meeting, including Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and NATO. At the summit, “coordination procedures in the coming days and weeks” will be discussed.
The statement also stated that U.S. Secretary of State Blincoln will report on recent U.S. operations in Afghanistan after the meeting. The summit of foreign ministers took place the day before the U.S. military withdrew from Afghanistan after 20 years of war, two weeks after the radical Islamic Taliban returned to power. With the withdrawal of the army, the airlift in the Hindu Kush area to save the people of the country will also end on Tuesday. Since August 15th, about 114,000 people have been airlifted out of Afghanistan.
