US carries out airstrike on Taliban fighters for first time since Doha deal
The USA performed an airstrike on Wednesday in opposition to Taliban fighters in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province, a US forces spokesman stated, the first strike since a troop withdrawal settlement was once signed between the 2 aspects on Saturday.
The Taliban fighters had been “had been actively attacking an (Afghan Nationwide Safety Forces) checkpoint. This was once a defensive strike to disrupt the assault,” stated Colonel Sonny Leggett, a spokesman for the U.S. Forces in Afghanistan in a tweet.
He stated Washington was once dedicated to peace however referred to as on the Taliban to forestall “pointless assaults” and uphold their commitments, alluding to the deal signed on Saturday in Doha.
