America and allies determined to deliver justice in the killing of nearly 200 civilians and 13 U.S. military personnel have "significantly" disrupted the militant network behind the 2021 suicide bombing outside Afghanistan's main airport, said a Pentagon official.
The Islamic State group's Afghanistan affiliate is "pretty degraded," but not yet eliminated, Christopher Maier, assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity combat, told Bloomberg Friday after a breakfast meeting with reporters.
