The bomber struck shortly after noon in a residential area near the airport in the Afghan capital, with conflicting reports circulating.
Foreign media first reported that a bomb had exploded in a residential area near Kabul Airport, targeting a house. This was followed by reports of a rocket attack in Kabul's Police District 15. The Associated Press later said that the United States had carried out an airstrike in Kabul, which was also confirmed by Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, who said that the vehicle of an ISIS suicide bomber had been targeted.
There are now reports from the US media that the blast, rocket and air strike are in fact the same incident, which the authorities have now confirmed.
According to US officials, the United States has targeted the vehicle of ISIS suicide bombers in Kabul in which more than one suicide bomber has been killed. Authorities say the United States carried out a drone strike that blew up and destroyed the vehicle, but there were also subsequent explosions, indicating that the vehicle contained explosives and more than one bomber.
A statement from the U.S. Senate said in a statement that the bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a U.S. military base. Be sure to hit the target successfully. There was a threat of an attack on Kabul Airport by ISIS. No civilians were killed in the attack.
According to Afghan media, the car and house were destroyed in the US drone strike. Six people, including a child, were killed in the incident.
It is believed that on Thursday, ISIS carried out bombings at Kabul airport, as a result of which 180 people were killed, according to Tolo News. This is the second US air strike in Afghanistan since the incident. Earlier, between Friday and Saturday night, the United States carried out a drone strike in Nangarhar province, in which US officials claimed to have killed the mastermind of the attack on Kabul airport.
