Afghanistan crisis: U.S. ‘aware’ of reports of casualties following drone strike that killed alleged would-be suicide bomber

Army Maj. Gen. William “Hank” Taylor said Monday that the U.S. is aware of reports of civilian casualties following a drone strike that killed an alleged would-be suicide bomber targeting the Kabul airport, adding that it takes those reports “very seriously.” Taylor also said Monday that the U.S. had intercepted as many as five rockets fired at the airport in a separate attack.

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