
U.S. drone strike targets IS ‘planner’ in Afghanistan: Pentagon
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“We know of no civilian casualties,” a statement said.
The U.S. military said August 27 it had carried out a drone strike against a “planner” of the Islamic State-Khorasan, the group which claimed credit for the deadly suicide bombing at Kabul airport. “The unmanned airstrike occurred in the Nangahar Province of Afghanistan. Initial indications are that we killed the target,” said Captain Bill Urban of the Central Command. “We know of no civilian casualties,” he he added in a statement announcing the first reported U.S. strike since the attack.More Related News