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Senior U.S. military officials defended the drone strike that killed Afghan family and according to the US State Department hit a suspected Islamic State target and said ‘this strike weakened the extremists’ ability to further disrupt the final phase of the U.S withdrawal and evacuation of thousands of people from Afghanistan’. However, on the ground, the feeling is different. The U.S. drone strike killed 10 members of his family, six of them children, Ahmadi said. Ramal Ahmedi describes how the events unfolded moments before the drone strike. ‘It felt like hell itself had opened up’, who was watching cartoons with…

The Sun says RICHARD E Grant has paid tribute to his wife of 35 years after she tragically died last night.

Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex may return back to the UK in the next couple of weeks for Harry’s birthday and Lilibet’s christening, according to an unnamed source. The source said Harry has been making ‘a lot of phone calls to London’ to arrange the trip.

Fifa is investigating the racist abuse aimed at Raheem Sterling and Jude Bellingham during Thursday’s match against Hungary. England won 4-0 but their victory has been overshadowed by the hideous behaviour of the Hungary fans – racism, flares and food and drinks thrown at players.

Friday’s papers cover the discussion around the UK’s vaccine rollout, as regulators move closer to approving vaccines for young teens in the UK. 

Making the lead on several papers is the government plans to increase taxes to pay for social care.

The ongoing Afghanistan crisis also makes the lead on several papers, suggesting that Britain and its allies have “no coherent plan” to deal with the Afghan refugee crisis. 

Another popular story in Friday’s papers is the new criminal offence for pet abduction, with dognappers facing jail time of seven years as part of the crackdown. 

The i says less than half the homes needed for thousands of resettled Afghan interpreters and other allies have been secured by the Government, official figures show.

The Metro says Prince William personally stepped in to ensure that an Afghan officer he knew from Sandhurst was able to flee the country with his family.

A Palestinian was killed and at least 15 others were wounded by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF)’ gunfire on the Gaza border overnight, according to the Ministry of Health. “A citizen (26 years) was martyred as a result of being shot in the abdomen in the northern Gaza Strip,” the ministry said in a brief statement. It added that “15 civilians were wounded, including five children, one of whom is in a serious condition.” WTX & Sawt Asharq journalists said that protests erupted in several places along the border. The IOF fired live and rubber bullets and tear gas canisters,…

The Guardian says the death toll from floods and tornadoes in the US north-east rose past 40 on Thursday, as authorities continued to digest the full impact of the remnants of Hurricane Ida.

The Guardian says Gareth Southgate called for Fifa to take strong action after Hungary fans targeted Raheem Sterling and Jude Bellingham with monkey chants during England’s 4-0 victory in Budapest