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White House: US had ‘successful’ weekend counterterrorism strike in Afghanistan
White House: US had ‘successful’ weekend counterterrorism strike in Afghanistan
A rocket crashed into a house on Sunday in the Shirpur district of Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, but there was no explosion… 01.08.2022, Sputnik International
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The US military successfully conducted a counterterrorism operation against Al-Qaeda* operatives in Afghanistan last weekend. The White House said on Monday that the operation resulted in no civilian casualties.A senior government official was reportedly told correspondents that it was the CIA that carried out the drone strike in Kabul over the weekend. The Taliban* have confirmed the attack took place with an American drone on a residential building. Furthermore, the movement condemned the attack as a violation of the Doha Peace Accords and detrimental to the development of cooperation. Saadi was likely the intended target.Meanwhile, U.S. President Joe Biden addressed the nation later in the day about the huge success of killing a “key al-Qaeda target.” Rumors began circulating that the strike was by none other than al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, as he was expected to speak, Politico also said, citing undisclosed sources, that the drones At least two people were killed last Friday, 12 others were killed in a terrorist attack at a cricket match in Kabul on Friday, it said. injured. At the time, sources with the Afghan Cricket Board said at least seven people were killed in the stadium explosion. The development comes a week before he marks the first anniversary of the complete withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, resulting in the Taliban insurgency taking control. After her 20-year conflict with the West, terrorist organizations were outlawed in Russia and many other states.
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21:14 GMT 01.08.2022 (Has been updated: 22:04 GMT 01.08.2022) Kirill Kreblev
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An explosion occurred on Sunday in the Shirpur district of Afghanistan’s capital Kabul after a rocket struck a house, but no one was injured, a spokesman for the country’s interior ministry said.
The US military successfully conducted a counterterrorism operation against Al-Qaeda* operatives in Afghanistan last weekend. The White House said Monday that the operation caused no civilian casualties.
A senior government official reportedly told correspondents that it was the CIA that carried out the drone strike in Kabul over the weekend.
“Over the weekend, the United States conducted a counter-terrorist operation against key al-Qaeda targets in Afghanistan. The operation was successful and caused no civilian casualties,” the official said.
Taliban*
Confirmed The strike was carried out by American drones on residential buildings.In addition, the movement condemned the attack as a violation of the Doha Peace Agreement and harmful to the development of cooperation.
Shehab news agency based in Gaza
report later the capture alive of jihadist leader Sheikh Bassam al-Saadi, who was likely the intended target of the strike;
Meanwhile, U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to address the nation later in the day about his massive success in killing a “key al-Qaeda target.”
rumor began to circulate One of the victims of the strike is none other than al Qaeda leader Ayman Zawahiri. Politico too
report, Citing undisclosed sources, it was indeed Al-Zawahiri who was killed in the drone strike.
At least two people were killed and 12 injured in a terrorist attack at a cricket match on Friday in Kabul last Friday. At the time, sources with the Afghanistan Cricket Board said at least seven people were killed in the stadium explosion.
The development comes a week before the one-year anniversary of the complete withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, and after two decades of conflict with the West, a Taliban insurgency took control of the country.
* Terrorist organization outlawed in Russia and many other states.
