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The aircraft are being flown from bases outside of Afghanistan because the U.S. military has pulled all of its combat planes out of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA number of strikes have occurred over the last several days from both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2021\/07\/22\/us-launched-several-airstrikes-in-support-of-afghan-forces-this-week\/\" target=\"_blank\">manned and unmanned strike platforms<\/a>,\u201d Maj. Robert Lodewick, a Pentagon spokesman, said. He did not provide further details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other officials had said last week\u2019s airstrikes targeted Taliban positions in combat as well as military equipment that had been captured by the Taliban.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gen. 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