Episode 695 • • 52:32 - 57:02
695: Democritate
Rear Admiral Kirby, ISIL in Afghanistan and Targeted Killings
Rear Admiral John Kirby confirmed the killing of a former Guantanamo Bay detainee in Afghanistan who had recently pledged allegiance to ISIL. Kirby described the ISIL presence in Afghanistan as "nascent" and "aspirational" rather than a deeply rooted network. The justification for the strike was that the individual was "planning operations" against U.S. and Afghan personnel.