No immediate word on casualties, but incident may have triggered second blast in which child died

US forces have launched a “defensive” military strike in Kabul against a vehicle carrying “multiple suicide bombers” from the Islamic State’s local affiliate in Afghanistan who were aiming to attack the airport, American officials have said.

There was no immediate word on casualties and few other details about the incident, which may have triggered a second blast in a nearby house.

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