.@CENTCOM spox: US military “conducted an over-the-horizon counterterrorism operation today against an ISIS-K planner. The unmanned airstrike occurred in the Nangahar Province of Afghanistan. Initial indications are that we killed the target. We know of no civilian casualties."

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Multiple Afghan civilians, including relatives and children, were reportedly killed in Sunday?s US airstrike near the Kabul airport.

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left political leaning

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negative sentiment

Date published

2021-08-28

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Counter-terrorism Afghanistan Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province United States Central Command Nangarhar Province Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Kabul