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Two US officials confirmed to the newspaper that two fighters linked to Isis-K, an offshoot of the jihadist group Islamic State in Afghanistan, were killed in an airstrike from a Reaper drone.
Another person was injured. It is true that after the raid in the eastern Nangarhar province, local people said that three people were killed and four more injured, including a woman.
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The Pentagon does not reveal the identities of the attacked militants, but it was Isis-K who took responsibility for the bombing at the Kabul airport, which killed thirteen US soldiers and nearly 200 Afghan civilians.
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The Americans used the R9X missile over the weekend, which is inert. The rocket does not explode, but when it approaches the ground, it is “adorned” with six large deployed knives, which activate at the last minute and fatally wound the target.
Military strategists benefit greatly from such a missile because it allows extremely precise targeting and reduces the likelihood of civilian casualties. The fewer civilian casualties, the fewer opportunities the enemy has to collect propaganda points.
To date, it has not been made public that the United States has used an innovative Hellfire missile, also known in the military as the “Flying Ginsu In the 1970s, these knives were very popular in America. The missile is also called a “ninja bomb”.
The missile is designed for cases where it is necessary to pass through, for example, the roof of a car or the window of a building and thus reach the target with minimal damage to those around it.
Videos from Afghanistan show that the bomb slightly damaged the building. Its walls are damaged, windows broken, furniture, clothes and sandals are scattered.
Washington refuses to confirm whether more than one missile has been used, but claims “one mission” has been completed. This means that there could have been more than one shot, including the one using the R9X missile.
The Wall Street Journal had already announced the existence of such a rocket in 2019. It is designed for cases where it is necessary to go through, for example, the roof of a car or the window of a building and thus reach the target with minimal damage to others.
The United States government has never publicly confirmed that such a missile has been developed. However, it is believed that in February 2017 the R9X missile was used against the Egyptian leader of the terrorist group Al Qaeda and in January 2019 in Yemen.
Both missions were successful and the US Special Operations Forces also used the missile last year in northwestern Syria, eliminating the leader of the local Al Qaeda unit.
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