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The Pentagon stated it launched a drone strike to take out an Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) member, believed to be involved in organizing attacks against the US in Kabul. It comes after a blast killed 13 American servicemen.

The retaliatory strike was carried out early Saturday morning, and was reported successful, resulting in no civilian casualties.

“Initial indications are that we killed the target. We know of no civilian casualties,” US Central Command (CENTCOM) mentioned in a statement.

The target was described as “an ISIS-K planner” by CENTCOM spokesman Capt. Bill Urban, however was not identified in the report.

The strike was launched from outside of Afghanistan at the orders of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, after President Joe Biden approved the operation, the AP reported, citing an anonymous defense official.

Urban didn’t say if the alleged “planner” was specifically involved in plotting a major attack on the Kabul airport on Thursday, which killed 13 US servicemen, two British nationals and some 90 Afghans, together with 28 Taliban members.

In the wake of the Kabul attack, Biden stated that he had already ordered the Pentagon to organize an operational plan to strike “ISIS-K assets,” but gave no indication of when that might occur. “We’ll respond with force and precision at our time, at the place we choose and at the moment of our choosing,” Biden stated on Thursday, vowing to “hunt down” those responsible for the bombing.

US officials, including Biden, have repeatedly sounded alarms concerning the rising threat of attacks from ISIS-K, an Islamic State splinter group, as Washington’s frantic evacuation effort entered its last days. The Biden administration has repeatedly pledged to wrap up the evacuation by August 31, a deadline the Taliban has refused to extend. The group claimed on Friday that it had already taken over a number of locations in the military-controlled portion of the Kabul airport in anticipation of the entire withdrawal of American forces.

The counter-attack on ISIS-K additionally came hours after the US Embassy in Afghanistan urged Americans to steer clear of the Kabul airport’s Abbey gate, East gate, North gate in addition to the New Ministry of Interior gate. Those that have been already there have been encouraged to “leave immediately” in light of security threats at the air hub.

The strike was carried out in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province in the nation’s east, regarded as a stronghold for the ISIS affiliate. Nangarhar is located to the east of Kabul province, along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.

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Increasing usage of unmanned aerial vehicles or UAVs in illegal activities with rising instances of security violations have boosted the

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Civilian death toll of US drone strikes around the world

Civilian death toll of US drone strikes around the world

Here is a look at US drone strikes that highlight the stark difference between the reported civilian death toll and the fatalities claimed by Washington. #usdronestrikes, #civilians, #victims Subscribe: http://trt.world/subscribe Livestream: http://trt.world/ytlive Facebook: http://trt.world/facebook Twitter: http://trt.world/twitter Instagram: http://trt.world/instagram Visit our website:…