“The situation on the ground continues to be extremely dangerous, and the threat of terrorist attacks on the airport remains high,” Mr. Biden said in a statement on Saturday. Military officials said one other target was injured. The targets were struck in Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar Province, roughly 90 miles east of Kabul. “I said we would go after the group responsible for the attack on our troops and innocent civilians in Kabul, and we have,” Mr. Biden said in his statement. We will continue to hunt down any person involved in that heinous attack and make them pay.”Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman, condemned the drone strike, telling Reuters it was a “clear attack on Afghan territory.”

Source: International New York Times August 28, 2021 15:40 UTC