MONITORING (SW) – The US has said it is aware of civilian casualties report following an unmanned airstrike in the Afghanistan capital Kabul on Sunday.
The US took responsibility Sunday for a loud explosion in the Afghan capital Kabul near the airport, saying it was an airstrike at the terror group behind last week’s attack that killed and injured hundreds.
The US Central Command said the blast was an “over-the-horizon airstrike to hit a vehicle” which posed an “imminent” threat to Hamid Karzai International Airport from ISIS-K, the Deash/ISIS terror affiliate behind last Thursday’s attack which killed some 170 people, including 13 US soldiers.
“We are confident we successfully hit the target. Significant secondary explosions from the vehicle indicated the presence of a substantial amount of explosive material,” said Capt. Bill Urban, spokesman for US Central Command.
He later said in a separate statement that the US was are aware of reports of civilian casualties following our strike on a vehicle in Kabul today.
“We are still assessing the results of this strike, which we know disrupted an imminent ISIS-K threat to the airport. We know that there were substantial and powerful subsequent explosions resulting from the destruction of the vehicle, indicating a large amount of explosive material inside that may have caused additional casualties”, he said, adding it was unclear what may have happened, and we are investigating further.
“We would be deeply saddened by any potential loss of innocent life.”
According to the local media, at least six people including four children were killed and four others were wounded in this incident.
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