Two U.S. officials told Reuters that the U.S. carried out a military strike in Kabul on Sunday.
The official, who asked not to be named, said that the target of the attack was suspected ISIS-K militants. They said they cited the original information and warned that it might change.
On Sunday afternoon, witnesses reported an explosion near the Kabul Airport, and television pictures showed black smoke rising. There is no news about casualties.
Two witnesses said that the explosion appeared to be caused by a rocket hitting a house on the north side of the airport, but it was not immediately confirmed.
Later on Sunday, the United States confirmed that it had carried out a drone attack on a vehicle threatening Kabul Airport, which was linked to the Islamic State regional chapter.
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US Central Command (CENTCOM) spokesperson Bill Urban said, “The US military carried out a self-defense unmanned over-the-horizon air raid on a car in Kabul today, eliminating the imminent threat to Hamid Karzai International Airport. The ISIS-K threat”. ).
“A serious secondary explosion of the vehicle indicated the presence of a large amount of explosives,” he said, adding that “currently there is no indication” of civilian casualties.
-Supplementary report by AFP
