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predicted by the United States, the Kabul Airport terrorist attack was retaliatory. Within 48 hours of the attack, the bombing was carried out in a blitz, and it is said that an unmanned strike machine struck a vehicle of the Islamic militant group ISIS with precision.
First of all, this is reporter Kim Young-ah.
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This is the MQ-9 Reaper, an unmanned attack aircraft that is known to have been used in air raids.
The U.S. Department of Defense said today (28th) that an unmanned attack aircraft in Nangahar province, eastern Afghanistan, killed one member of an organization planning IS terrorist attacks.
It is known that only the target was removed without damaging civilians by precisely striking a moving vehicle with a drone.
The Reaper, called the 'Assassin in the Sky', is a drone that specializes in assassination factors that can only be controlled with tweezers from the mainland of the United States.
Less than two days after President Biden declared retaliation against ISIS, immediate action was taken.
[Jen Saki/White House Spokesperson: I think President Biden made it clear that those who perpetrated the terrorism could no longer survive.]
U.S. officials blamed the deceased as the mastermind behind ISIS' future terrorist attacks However, it did not disclose whether it was directly related to the Kabul Airport terrorism.
The number of victims of the bombing has risen to nearly 200, including 13 Americans.
28 Taliban fighters and three British were also killed, with more than 1,300 injured.
The U.S. Department of Defense announced that there had been two suicide bombings, but it was confirmed that only one occurred at the entrance to Kabul Airport.
Amid fears of further terrorism, the United States is working hard on a last-minute escape operation.
However, more than 5,400 people are still waiting at Kabul Airport to escape.
Following Germany, European countries such as Britain and France have already declared a halt to escape operations.
(Video editing: Seunghee Lee)