US hasn’t conducted strikes against ISIS-K since leaving Afghanistan

Published March 17, 2022 11:00am ET



The Pentagon confirmed that it has not conducted any strikes against the Islamic State’s Afghan affiliate since the United States exited the country seven months ago, despite a suicide attack that killed Americans at Kabul’s airport.

The Taliban rapidly took over following a chaotic U.S. military withdrawal last year, and an August suicide bombing by ISIS-K killed 13 U.S. service members during evacuation efforts at the airport, with the Taliban providing security outside.

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