“Last weekend, the United States carried out a counter-terrorist operation in Afghanistan against a significant target representing Al-Qaeda,” RIA Novosti quotes him as saying.
He specified that the operation was successful and did not result in civilian casualties.
Earlier, the Pentagon said that the US military eliminated the leader of the Islamic State terrorist group ** Maher al-Agal in Syria.
* "Al-Qaeda" - the organization was recognized as a terrorist organization by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of February 14, 2003
** "Islamic State" (IS) - the organization was recognized as a terrorist organization by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of December 29, 2014.