Biden tells Republicans threatening to sue over vaccine mandate: Have at it as it happened – The Guardian

According to one of Mr. Ahmadis passengers, a colleague who regularly commuted with him, the ride home was filled with their usual laughing and banter, but with one difference: Mr. Ahmadi kept the radio silent, as he was afraid of getting in trouble with the Taliban. He liked happy music, the colleague said. That day, we couldnt play any in the car.

Mr. Ahmadi dropped off his three passengers, and then headed for his home near the airport. I asked him to come in for a bit, but he said he was tired, the last passenger said.

Although U.S. officials said that at that point they still knew little about Mr. Ahmadis identity, they had become convinced that the white sedan he was driving posed an imminent threat to troops at the airport.

When Mr. Ahmadi pulled into the courtyard of his home which officials said was different than the alleged ISIS safe house the tactical commander made the decision to strike his vehicle, launching a Hellfire missile at around 4:50 p.m.

Although the target was now inside a densely populated residential area, the drone operator quickly scanned and saw only a single adult male greeting the vehicle, and therefore assessed with reasonable certainty that no women, children or noncombatants would be killed, U.S. officials said.

Read more:

Biden tells Republicans threatening to sue over vaccine mandate: Have at it as it happened - The Guardian