Reports of ‘powerful explosion’ thought to have been rocket attack in Afghan capital, following warnings from US of ‘specific, credible’ threats
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A Pentagon official told CNN that the strike took out an “imminent ISIS-K threat” to Kabul airport.
The source said: “We are confident we successfully hit the target.”