List of drone strikes in the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

Since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan after the fall of Kabul in August 2021, there have been two drone strikes in the country. 12 fatalities and one injury in the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan have been reported as having occurred as a result of the airstrikes.
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2021
* 27 August: The United States launched an airstrike targeting a member of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant - Khorasan Province in Nangarhar Province. The target was riding in a vehicle. He was killed alongside another high-profile member, while a third militant was injured. The two killed were described as a planner and a facilitator of the 2021 Kabul airport attack. The airstrike was carried out a day after the attack, which resulted in the death of more than 180 people.
* 29 August: A U.S. airstrike targeted a vehicle carrying a suspected ISIL-K suicide bomber. Ten people were reportedly killed during the strike, including six children, who were close to the target vehicle. Some of those killed had previously worked for international NGOs and held visas allowing them entry to the United States.

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