US airstrike targets Islamic State member in Afghanistan

• US conducted drone strike against IS member in Nangahar
• Strike ordered by defense secretary and approved by Biden

Acting swiftly on Joe Biden’s promise to retaliate for the deadly suicide bombing at Kabul airport, the US military said it used a drone strike to kill a member of the Islamic State group’s Afghanistan affiliate Saturday.

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source https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/27/us-airstrike-islamic-state-pentagon-kabul-attack