The US military conducted an operation in Afghanistan to assassinate the terrorist of the “Islamic State in Khorasan” (an offshoot of IS, which is recognized as terrorist and is prohibited in the Russian Federation). This was reported by the US Central Command. The drone struck a target in the province of Nangarhar.
“The US military forces today conducted a remote counter-terrorist operation against the IS planner in Khorasan. <...> Initial estimates were that we killed the target. We are not aware of any civilian casualties or casualties, ”US Central Command spokesman William Urban said in a statement.
There were terrorist attacks in Kabul on August 26. Among the nearly 200 dead, there were 13 American soldiers who provided evacuation of people. The militants of the Afghan branch of the terrorist organization Islamic State (IS), banned in the Russian Federation, claimed responsibility. After that, US President Joe Biden announced that the US military would strike at the positions of the terrorists.
About the terrorist attacks – in the material of “Kommersant” “Kabul exploded ahead of time.”
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