US drone strike in Kabul killed civilians, including children

Emerging reports have found that the recent US drone strike on Kabul has killed several civilians

CNN says that the US drone strike in Kabul killed nine members of one family, including six children.

The drone strike was used to take out out a suspected ISIS-K suicide bomber in what was a defensive attack.

This all comes just hours before the Taliban’s deadline to have all US forces and their allies out of Afghanistan as evacuation efforts continue at rapid pace.

The US strikes back at ISIS-K

Last week, ISIS-K suicide bombers killed as many as 170 people, including 13 American military personnel in coordinated attacks. This has prompted the US to retaliate with airstrikes.

In a bid to prevent any further attacks, special forces acted on intelligence they had received. Central command has said the targeted drone strike has eliminated an imminent threat.

Captain Bill Urban says, “we are confident we successfully hit the target” with “secondary explosions from the vehicle indicating the presence of a substantial amount of explosive material.”

This is the second drone strike on an ISIS-K vehicle by the US

A Taliban spokesperson said it is “not right to conduct operations on others’ soil”. The militant group requested forewarning in the future.