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originally posted by: Vasa Croe
Now they are reporting it was an American strike.
originally posted by: jerich0
originally posted by: Vasa Croe
Now they are reporting it was an American strike.
Welp, now the west is in for it..
I was originally going to say you just can't help these folk... but... this just adds fuel to the fire.
twitter.com...
An American drone strike hit a suicide car bomb on Sunday that was heading to Kabul airport, US officials say, as the country’s airlift in the city enters its final days.
The vehicle was suspected to be carrying an “imminent threat” from the Isis-K splinter group of Islamic State which killed 180 people, including dozens of Afghans and 13 US troops, in a Kabul airport attack last week.
Captain Bill Urban, of the US Central Command, said: “We are confident we successfully hit the target. Significant secondary explosions from the vehicle indicated the presence of a substantial amount of explosive material.
“We are assessing the possibilities of civilian casualties, though we have no indications at this time. We remain vigilant for potential future threats.”
Meanwhile, an Afghan police chief - Rashid - said a child was killed in a rocket strike in a neighborhood northwest of the capital's airport on Sunday afternoon, though it is unclear if the incidents are linked.
www.telegraph.co.uk...
originally posted by: gortex
a reply to: Hellas
Seems the warnings of an imminent second attack were correct , US Central Command have said the drone strike hit a car bomb being driven by a suicide bomber en-route to Kabul airport.
An American drone strike hit a suicide car bomb on Sunday that was heading to Kabul airport, US officials say, as the country’s airlift in the city enters its final days.
The vehicle was suspected to be carrying an “imminent threat” from the Isis-K splinter group of Islamic State which killed 180 people, including dozens of Afghans and 13 US troops, in a Kabul airport attack last week.
Captain Bill Urban, of the US Central Command, said: “We are confident we successfully hit the target. Significant secondary explosions from the vehicle indicated the presence of a substantial amount of explosive material.
“We are assessing the possibilities of civilian casualties, though we have no indications at this time. We remain vigilant for potential future threats.”
Meanwhile, an Afghan police chief - Rashid - said a child was killed in a rocket strike in a neighborhood northwest of the capital's airport on Sunday afternoon, though it is unclear if the incidents are linked.
www.telegraph.co.uk...
originally posted by: Hellas
This is just in on Fox
Another explosion outside Hamid Karzai Internationl Airport in Kabul City - Afghan media reporting
I'll post updates asap
'Explosion' near Kabul airport as 'rocket' hits house