US airstrike hits Taliban in Afghanistan

KABUL (Pajhwok): The United States has conducted airstrikes against the Taliban to support Afghan forces, a media report quoted Pentagon spokesman John Kirby as saying.

During a press briefing Kirby said that the United States has "acted through airstrikes to support the ANDSF" but did not provide further details aside from stating the strikes took place "in the last several days.

The announcement comes as the Taliban has claimed to have captured key locations in Afghanistan, including the strategic Chaman-Spin Boldak crossing on the border with Pakistan, while US troops withdraw from the region.

The United States began its drawdown from Afghanistan in early May, with about 95% of troops withdrawn and a deadline of Aug. 31, prompting concern that the absence will provide the Taliban the opportunity to make territorial gains.

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