US Airstrike Hits Suicide Bomber in Vehicle Going to Kabul Airport

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A U.S. military spokesman confirmed that a U.S. military airstrike targeted a suicide bomber who tried to attack the Kabul airport on Sunday amid the American-led evacuation of the airport.

Zabihullah Mujahid, the main Taliban spokesman, had earlier told The Associated Press and other media outlets that the strike occurred on Sunday. U.S. military officials have not gone on the record to confirm the strike, and The Epoch Times has contacted the Department of Defense for comment.

Unnamed U.S. officials told Reuters and other news outlets Sunday that a military strike was launched against a possible suicide car bomber that was targeting the airport. Witnesses told Al Jazeera that they heard a loud explosion near the facility and footage showed black smoke rising into the sky.

The attack was later confirmed by a U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) spokesperson.

โ€œUS military forces conducted a self-defense unmanned over-the-horizon airstrike today on a vehicle in Kabul, eliminating an imminent ISIS-K threat to Hamad Karzai International airport,โ€ said Capt. Bill Urban, CENTCOM spokesperson, to reporters. โ€œWe are confident we successfully hit the target. Significant secondary explosions from the vehicle indicated the presence of a substantial amount of explosive material. We are assessing the possibilities of civilian casualties, though we have no indications at this time,โ€ he added.

The incident comes after the Pentagon confirmed it killed two ISIS-K terrorists in Afghanistan over the weekend.

โ€œThe fact that two of these individuals are no longer walking on the face of the earth, thatโ€™s a good thing,โ€ said Pentagon spokesman John Kirby to reporters on Saturday.

That airstrike came in retaliation to a bombing at the Kabul airport that killed 13 U.S. military members and numerous other civilians last week. ISIS-K claimed responsibility for the blast.

โ€œWe arenโ€™t thinking for a minute that what happened yesterday gets us in the clear,โ€ Kirby also said. โ€œNot a minute. But do we believe that we hit valid targets, bad guys who can do bad things and can plan bad missions? Absolutely. And do we think that that will have some impact on their ability going forward? Absolutely.โ€

Byย Jack Phillips

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