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On 29 August 2021, an unmanned drone attack by the United States killed 10 civilians in Kabul, Afghanistan, including 7 children.The U.S. initially said that the vehicle targeted in the strike had visited an Islamic State safe house and that there had been several secondary explosions, implying there had been explosives at the scene.
From May 1996, Osama bin Laden had been living in Afghanistan along with other members of al-Qaeda, operating terrorist training camps in a loose alliance with the Taliban. [1] Following the 1998 US embassy bombings in Africa, the US military launched cruise missiles at these camps with limited effect on their overall operations. A follow-on ...
A suicide bombing by ISIS–K killed 183 people, including 13 US service members, at Hamid Karzai International Airport in August 2021. The attack occurred during the evacuation of Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover and sparked US airstrikes and drone strikes against ISIS–K targets.
Former Trump national security adviser H.R. McMaster called on President Biden to “reverse course” in the aftermath of Thursday’s bombings in Kabul, urging him to scrap his deadline for ...
U.S. congressional leaders on Tuesday posthumously awarded the congressional gold medal to 13 service members killed in the Aug. 26, 2021, suicide bombing at Kabul's airport during the chaotic U.S ...
PHOTO: President Joe Biden, with Vice President Kamala Harris, responds to questions about the ongoing US military evacuations of US citizens and vulnerable Afghans, in Washington, DC, Aug. 20, 2021.
Kandahar, the second-largest city of Afghanistan and the capital of Kandahar Province, was a heavily defended city guarded by Afghan National Army (ANA) forces. However, amidst the 2021 Taliban offensive, the Taliban had led brutal attacks on the city, wearing down the defenses and causing many in the ANA ranks to desert and flee due to fear of being captured by the Taliban. [10]
Afghan military claim: Heavy casualties [5] Unknown casualties Hundreds of soldiers surrendered [9] Weapons: A number of military vehicles, equipment [10] and ScanEagle drones captured [11] 1 tank captured, 3 tanks destroyed [12] Two UH-60 Black Hawk destroyed [13] One Mil Mi-24 captured [14] Civilian casualties: 39+ killed, 354+ injured [15] [16]