U.S. Calls in Airstrikes to Defend Afghan Allies Amid Exit
- Taliban hit near Kandahar and other cities, Daily Mail reports
- U.S. embassy urges citizens to leave Afghanistan immediately
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U.S. military aircraft have been hitting ground targets in Afghanistan in an effort to protect allies, according to U.S. Central Command, as the Taliban makes rapid advances in the void left by withdrawing American and North Atlantic Treaty Organization troops.
“U.S. forces have conducted several airstrikes in defense of our Afghan partners in recent days,” U.S. Air Force Maj. Nicole Ferrara, a U.S. Central Command spokesperson, said by email.