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The United States launched an airstrike against an ISIS-K planner in Afghanistan, US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced Friday evening.
"U.S. military forces conducted an over-the-horizon counterterrorism operation today against an ISIS-K planner," CENTCOM announced.
"The unmanned airstrike occurred in the Nangahar Province of Afghanistan. Initial indications are that we killed the target. We know of no civilian casualties," CENTCOM added.
The announcement was reported by Newshour and Politico.
CENTCOM: "U.S. military forces 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\nkilled the target. We know of no civilian casualties."— Meredith Lee (@Meredith Lee) 1630114223
Pentagon says U.S. forces \u201cconducted an over-the-horizon counterterrorism\noperation today against an ISIS-K planner. The unmanned airstrike occurred\nin the Nangahar Province of Afghanistan. Initial indications are that we\nkilled the target. We know of no civilian casualties."— Bryan Bender (@Bryan Bender) 1630114231
