U.S. strikes IS in retaliation for deadly attack near Kabul airport

The U.S. military said Friday it had launched a drone strike against the Islamic State in Afghanistan after an attack claimed by the group killed 13 American service members and over 100 Afghans near Kabul's international airport.The U.S. Central Command said the "counterterrorism operation" was conducted against an "ISIS-K planner," referring to an affiliate of the Islamic State extremist group."Initial indications are that we killed the target," spokesman Capt. Bill Urban said in a statement, adding, "We know of no civilian casualties."U.S. President Joe Biden had vowed retaliation follow…READ FULL ARTICLE