Washington, Aug 30 (PTI) The United States is aware of reports of civilian casualties in Kabul following its drone strike on an explosive-laden vehicle headed towards the Hamid Karzai International Airport, the Pentagon said.

“We are aware of reports of civilian casualties following our strike on a vehicle in Kabul today,” Capt Bill Urban, spokesman of the US Central Command, said.

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“We are still assessing the results of this strike, which we know disrupted an imminent ISIS-K threat to the airport,” he added.

Urban said the US would be deeply saddened by any potential loss of innocent life in the strike.

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“We know that there were substantial and powerful subsequent explosions resulting from the destruction of the vehicle, indicating a large amount of explosive material inside that may have caused additional casualties. It is unclear what may have happened, and we are investigating further,” he said.

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