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US drone strike on Islamic State in Afghanistan

28/08/2021 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, US drone strike on Islamic State in Afghanistan

American officials say they targeted IS planner following 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: the Chinese authorities have strongly rejected accusations by President Biden that they withheld key information on the origins of the coronavirus; and the American songwriter Diane Warren finally takes centre stage.

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: Taliban member stands guard at a checkpoint near Kabul airport on August 27th. Credit: Haroon Sabawoon/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

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