U.S. launches several airstrikes to support Afghan forces: Pentagon

An Afghan security force member exchanges fire with Taliban militants after U.S. forces conducted an airstrike in Kandahar city, capital of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, July 23, 2021. The U.S. military in the past few days conducted airstrikes in Afghanistan to support Afghan security forces, the Pentagon said on Thursday. At least two of the strikes targeting military equipment that the Taliban had taken from the Afghan forces, and others targeting Taliban fighting positions, including at least one strike in the southern province of Kandahar, said the report. (Photo by Sanaullah Seiam/Xinhua)