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US drone strike in eastern Afghanistan

28/08/2021 GMT

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US strikes Islamic State after Kabul airport attack

The US military says it has killed a member of the Islamic State group in Afghanistan, in a drone strike in Nangarhar Province. American officials say their target was a planner for the group, which carried out a major attack at Kabul airport on Thursday, reportedly killing one-hundred-and-seventy people.

Also in the programme: US intelligence agencies publish their report on the origins of Covid-19; and we hear about Billy the Kid after the gun used to kill him sells for $6m.

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other issues are Margaret O'Mara, a professor of history at the University of Washington; and Miguel-Anxo Murado, a Spanish journalist and author based in Madrid.

(Photo: US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on Afghanistan. Credit: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo)

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