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The US military killed a militant using a drone in the province of Nangarhar in eastern Afghanistan. This was announced by the representative of the Central Command of the US Armed Forces, William Urban. The target of the attack was the organizer of the attacks of the Islamic State group in Khorasan, which is an offshoot of the terrorist organization “Islamic State” (IS, banned in the Russian Federation). According to preliminary data, he was killed.There are no reports of civilians killed or wounded.
Earlier on Friday, US President Joe Biden held a meeting with diplomats, military personnel and national security specialists. At it, the head of state was informed about the likelihood of another terrorist attack in Kabul, but at the same time assured that everything possible is being done to protect the territory of the local airport. At the meeting, the American leader agreed to the Pentagon to conduct operations against representatives of the IG group in Khorasan.
On August 26, an explosion caused by terrorists from this organization occurred near the building of the Kabul airport during the evacuation of foreign citizens. According to the latest data, more than two hundred people were killed. among them are 13 American military personnel. After the terrorist attack, Biden promised that the United States would find the perpetrators and destroy them. Representatives of the radical Taliban movement(banned in the Russian Federation), who seized power in Afghanistan, also promised to bring the organizers of the attack to justice.