The United States during a special operation in Afghanistan, as a result, destroyed two militants of the radical group IS (the terrorist organization "Islamic State", banned in the Russian Federation). This was announced on Saturday, August 28, by American General Hank Taylor during his press briefing.
"As new information becomes available, I can confirm that two high-ranking representatives of the IG were killed, another one was wounded," the American general is quoted as saying in the text of the message published on the website of the US Department of Defense.
Also participating in the briefing, Pentagon press Secretary John Kirby declined to comment on whether the destroyed militants were involved in a series of explosions in the vicinity of the Kabul airport.
According to the representative of the American ministry, he does not have information about whether the US Congress was notified of the upcoming military operation by the country's armed forces. Kirby gave a similar answer to the question about informing the leaders of countries in whose airspace an American drone could fly.
"As far as I know, there were no notifications that were or should have been in advance," he said.
The United States also did not transmit information about the impending strike to representatives of the Taliban (a terrorist group banned in the Russian Federation).
On the eve of August 27, the Central Command of the US Armed Forces reported that the US military launched an air strike in the province of Nangarhar in eastern Afghanistan. The ministry clarified that an IG militant group was destroyed with the help of an unmanned aerial vehicle.
On August 26, several explosions occurred in Kabul, their victims were almost 200 people. At the same time, among the victims there are American servicemen, two British citizens and a child of a citizen of the country. The media wrote that ISIS terrorists may be involved in the attacks.
Later that day, two more explosions occurred in Kabul, they were made by the US Armed Forces to destroy their equipment.
The situation in Afghanistan has worsened after the start of the withdrawal of American troops who have been in the country since 2001. The Taliban militants launched an offensive against major cities of the country and entered Kabul on August 15, declaring the end of the war.
On August 26, American President Joe Biden made a speech on the occasion of the tragedy in Kabul, during which he promised to "track down" the perpetrators of the attack and "make them pay" for what they had done. In addition, the head of the White House said that he blames himself for the incident.
