The strikes are the first known since U.S. Army Gen. Scott Miller stepped down from his role last week.
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby would not provide further details about the strikes when asked by reporters.
The strikes are the first known since U.S. Army Gen. Scott Miller, America's last four-star commander to serve on the ground in Afghanistan, stepped down from his role last week. U.S. Marines from Charlie 1/1 of the 15th MEU fill sandbags around their light mortar position on the frontlines of a U.S. Marine Corps base, near a cardboard sign reminding everyone that Taliban forces could be anywhere and everywhere, in southern Afghanistan December 1, 2001.
The strikes are the first known since Army Gen. Scott Miller, America's last four-star commander to serve on the ground in Afghanistan, stepped down from his role and returned to the United States. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, left, and Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley greet General Austin S. Miller, the former top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, upon his return, at Andrews Air Force Base, U.S. July 14, 2021.
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