U.S. says drone strike kills Islamic State 'planner' in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON – The U.S. military said Friday it had carried out a drone strike against a "planner" of the Islamic State-Khorasan, the group which claimed credit for the deadly suicide bombing at Kabul airport. "The unmanned airstrike occurred in the Nangahar Province of Afghanistan. Initial indications are that we killed the target," said Capt. Bill Urban of the Central Command. "We know of no civilian casualties," he added in a statement. U.S. forces helping evacuate Afghans desperate to flee Taliban rule were on alert for more attacks on Friday after the suicide bombing outside Kabul airport killed at least 92 people, including 13 U.S. service members.