US conducts second airstrike in Afghanistan within two days, eliminates 'imminent' ISIS-K threat to Kabul airport

"We are confident we successfully hit the target," US Central Command Spokesman said in a statement.

New Delhi: The United States (US) military forces on Sunday (August 29, 2021) conducted a second airstrike in Afghanistan within two days and said that they 'eliminated an imminent ISIS-K' threat to the Hamad Karzai International airport in Kabul. "US military forces conducted a self-defense unmanned over-the-horizon airstrike today on a vehicle in Kabul, eliminating an imminent ISIS-K threat to Hamad Karzai International airport," Bill Urban, US Central Command spokesman said in a statement. (General view of a residence house destroyed after a rocket attack in Kabul, Afghanistan -- Photo: Reuters)