KABUL – Today the United States military carried out the first attack, in this case an airstrike, on the Taliban since signing a historic peace treaty including the withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan. The airstrike took place due to Taliban fighters attacking an Afghan National Security Forces checkpoint. A U.S. spokesperson stated that Washington was committed to peace, and that the strike was purely for defensive purposes, but would protect Afghan forces if need be. 

(Compiled from Reuters by Eddie Drinkwine, original reporting by Abdul Quadir Sediqi & Charlotte Greenfield)