Washington Announces Targeting an ISIS-Khorasan Vehicle in Kabul
Washington announces a "self-defense" strike targeting an explosive-laden vehicle belonging to ISIS-K in Kabul, and a Taliban spokesman confirms that the strike targeted a suicide bomber.
Today, the US Department of Defense announced that Washington carried out a "self-defense" strike in Kabul using a drone, targeting an explosive-laden vehicle with the aim of "eliminating an imminent ISIS-K threat" to the airport.
"We are confident we successfully hit the target. Significant secondary explosions from the vehicle indicated the presence of a substantial amount of explosive material," said Bill Urban, a spokesperson for the US Central Command.
He also mentioned that the command is "assessing the possibilities of civilian casualties."
Reuters quoted US officials saying that Washington had carried out a military strike in Kabul.
In turn, Zabiullah Mujahid, Taliban spokesperson, announced that the raid targeted a suicide bomber in a car who was on his way to carry out an attack at Kabul airport, simultaneously with the US evacuations.
Sputnik also quoted a security source from Kabul's police force saying that a rocket hit the capital's 15th district where the airport is located, and no details have yet been revealed about the victims.
Initial media reports stated that two people were killed and three others were injured when a missile fell on a residential house in the 11th security zone in Kabul. Eyewitnesses reported that among the victims were children and women.
A Taliban official announced, today that the movement aims to hand power over at Kabul airport as soon as possible after the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan.
It is noteworthy that on Friday, the US military announced that it had carried out an operation with a drone in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar on the borders with Pakistan against the planning official of "ISIS-Khorasan," who had earlier claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing at Kabul airport.
This comes after US President Joe Biden agreed to give his country's military leadership complete freedom to carry out operations against ISIS militants in Afghanistan.