The Pentagon confirms an airstrike on a car with explosives in Kabul

“We are confident that the target was successfully hit.

Significant subsequent car explosions indicated the presence of a serious amount of explosives, ”he said.

Urban added that the military "are assessing the possibility of civilian casualties," but do not yet have data on this score.

On August 29, a powerful explosion took place in Kabul.

As initially reported by the media, this happened as a result of a rocket hitting one of the houses.

At the same time, Reuters, citing American officials, reported that the United States Armed Forces had struck in Kabul.

According to the Taliban, the target of the US airstrike was a suicide bomber in the car who planned to attack the capital's airport during the evacuation of the US military.

At the same time, eyewitnesses told about the death of six people at the scene of the explosion, including four children.

Two destroyed vehicles and a damaged building were also reported.

* "Islamic State" (IS) - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of December 29, 2014.