US Airstrike Hits Suicide Bomber in Vehicle Going to Kabul Airport

(The Epoch Times, Aug 29, 2021)

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.