Anita Powell, Ayaz Gul VOA News August 2, 2022 WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD — Senior White House officials say they have concluded with “high confidence” that al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was the only one killed in a weekend drone strike in Kabul, and that they were aware that senior members of the Taliban’s Haqqani network knew he was in
TRT World: The Central Intelligence Agency carried out a drone strike in Afghanistan over the weekend, two US officials told Reuters on Monday. The officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the strike took place in Kabul on Sunday. They did not give details on the target or whether there were any casualties. Separately
Tolo News: Abdul Nafi Takoor, a spokesman of the Interior Ministry, said that a rocket hit an empty residence in the Sherpor area of Kabul city, adding there were “no casualties.” But Rahmatullah Nabil, former head of the National Directorate of Security (NDS), said on his Twitter page a US drone attacked an ISIS shelter
8am: A reliable source confirmed to Hasht-e Subh that an unidentified drone had bombed the 203rd Mansouri corps of the Taliban in Paktia province. The source said that the incident took place around 10:00 AM on Monday (June 20th). According to the source, the drone was patrolling when it was met with a reaction from
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 24, 2022 By Michael Scollon Drone warfare benefits from stealth, unpredictability, and the ability to send a targeted message without open military involvement. Similar, it appears, to Iran’s intentions when it comes to its plans to manufacture drones in Tajikistan. General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, the head of Iran’s armed forces, launched
8am: The residents of Khwaja Omari district of Ghazni province have confirmed that a drone is patrolling this district. The residents have raised a great deal of concern over the patrolling of suspicious drones in Afghanistan airspace, adding it is a sign of the Taliban’s weakness and inability to control the country’s air sovereignty. Click
Tolo News: A family in the Watapour district of Kunar province who lost 14 members in a drone strike eight years ago is now seeking compensation from the United States. “The benefit of the foreigners for us is that my brother, my nephew, my mother, my sister, my niece and 14 members of my family
Tolo News: Residents in various provinces of Afghanistan, especially Kabul, Khost and Kandahar, have recently expressed concern over the increase in drone patrols in the country’s airspace. They say that they do not know which country the drones belong to and for what purpose they are patrolling Afghanistan’s airspace. Click here to read more (external
8am: Local sources in Helmand province have confirmed that as a result of U.S. airstrikes on a weapons depot in Helmand province, 30 Taliban militants are killed. According to sources, the U.S. carried out a drone attack on the Taliban’s weapons depot last week at Shorabak Airport. Click here to read more (external link). Related
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 13, 2021 No U.S. military personnel will be held accountable for a Kabul drone strike that killed 10 Afghan civilians, including seven children, in August, the Pentagon has said. An investigation by the U.S. Air Force inspector-general last month called the August 29 strike, which took place during the U.S.-led