{"id":106431,"date":"2021-08-29T17:18:11","date_gmt":"2021-08-29T22:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=106431"},"modified":"2021-08-29T17:18:34","modified_gmt":"2021-08-29T22:18:34","slug":"breaking-news-us-drone-successfully-kills-car-bombers-planning-second-airport-attack-in-kabul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=106431","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: US Drone Successfully Kills Car Bombers Planning Second Airport Attack in Kabul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=106431\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=106431\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-106432 size-medium\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/AP21241575401111-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/AP21241575401111-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/AP21241575401111-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/AP21241575401111-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>By Nikki Slusher <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Al Jazeera has reported that on Sunday an US drone strike had struck a vehicle which is believed to be carrying \u201cmultiple suicide bombers\u201d affiliated with Afghanistan\u2019s ISIL terrorists before the group was able to reach their target. It is believed that they were planning to target current military evacuations at Kabul\u2019s International Airport, American officials told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Few details are available at this time, but the drone strike isn\u2019t the only explosion that happened today. A rocket struck a neighborhood that\u2019s located nearby the airport where a child has reportedly been killed. Taliban officials have stated that the strikes are separate occurrences. It is unclear who is responsible for the neighborhood attack at this time.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday\u2019s US air strike comes just days before the historic evacuation by the US and allies of soldiers, citizens, foreign nationals and Afghan refugees ends this upcoming Tuesday. Approximately 114,400 people have been airlifted out of the country in the last few weeks, causing much chaos around the Kabul airport since the Taliban\u2019s initial takeover of the country two weeks ago.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>After numerous caution warnings by the president and senior officials tensions rose after a suicide bombing at the airport on Thursday killed at least 175 people, including 13 members of the US military. Our country\u2019s fallen heroes in Thursday\u2019s attack were between the ages of 20 and 23 years old, with one marine whose wife is expecting their first child in three weeks. A group affiliated to ISIL \u2014 known as ISKP (or ISIS-K) \u2014 proudly claimed responsibility for the attack. The group\u2019s name change of ISKP stands for the Islamic State Khorasan Province named after the state where they were established.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson for the US military\u2019s Central Command, US Navy Captain Bill Urban, told Al Jazeera that today\u2019s drone strike was a preemptive measure as an act of \u201cself-defense.\u201d Urban also stated that officials are continuing to assess \u201cthe possibilities of civilian casualties, though we have no indications at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are confident we successfully hit the target. Significant secondary explosions from the vehicle indicated the presence of a substantial amount of explosive material,\u201d Urban said. Taliban leaders have also confirmed the US completed a successful military strike on ISIS-K targets. The Taliban\u2019s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid commented on the matter, \u201cThe vehicle and those inside it were killed in the drone strike.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press reported that two US military officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, who were familiar with the air strike called it \u201csuccessful\u201d and confirmed the vehicle was carrying multiple suicide bombers. This is the second strike conducted by US forces since Thursday\u2019s catastrophic attack. On Saturday, the Pentagon reported that retaliatory drone strikes had killed \u201ctwo high-level ISKP targets\u201d in eastern Afghanistan; however, Pres. Joe Biden and defense officials have warned that the group is planning more attacks.<\/p>\n<p>During his address to the nation on Saturday, Pres. Biden said, \u201cThe situation on the ground continues to be extremely dangerous, and the threat of terrorist attacks on the airport remains high. Our commanders informed me that an attack is highly likely in the next 24-36 hours.\u201d The American embassy in Kabul, which will also be fully evacuated by Tuesday, has been releasing continuous warnings about credible threats regarding specific locations (i.e. access gates).<\/p>\n<p>The president and senior US officials have yet to comment on Sunday\u2019s air strike. More information is expected to be released later. We will update this story once more details are available.<\/p>\n<p>[si-contact-form form=&#8217;2&#8242;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Nikki Slusher Al Jazeera has reported that on Sunday an US drone strike had struck a vehicle which is believed to be carrying \u201cmultiple suicide bombers\u201d affiliated with Afghanistan\u2019s ISIL terrorists before the group was able to reach their target. 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