US air strike targets Islamic State member in Afghanistan

US president Joe Biden pauses as he listens to a question about the bombings at the Kabul airport that killed at least 12 US service members (AP)

The US military said it used a drone strike to kill a member of the so-called Islamic State group’s Afghanistan affiliate.

The strike came amid what the White House called indications that Isis-K planned to strike again as the US-led evacuation from Kabul airport moves into its final days.