Published 3 years ago

Pentagon acknowledges Aug. 29 drone strike in Afghanistan was a tragic mistake that killed 10 civilians.

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A US inquiry has found a drone strike in Kabul in late August killed 10 innocent people, a US official says.

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BBC News

US admits Kabul drone strike killed civilians

A US inquiry has found a drone strike in Kabul in late August killed 10 innocent people, a US official says.

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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Yahoo News

US admits Kabul drone strike killed civilians

A US inquiry has found a drone strike in Kabul in late August killed 10 innocent people, a US official says.

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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News18 India

'It Was Mistake, Offer Sincere Apology': Top US Military Commander on Kabul Drone Strike That Killed 10 Civilians

A top US military commander has conceded as a ”mistake” the drone strike by the American forces in Kabul last month, targeting ISIS-K terrorists days after a suicide bombing at the city airport, that killed 10 civilians, including up to seven children.

3 years ago·India

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The Guardian

US admits Kabul strike killed 10 civilians and not Islamic State militants

Gen Kenneth McKenzie says ‘it was a mistake’ and that it was unlikely those who died posed a direct threat to US forces

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

Pentagon reverses itself, calls deadly Kabul strike an error

“The strike was a tragic mistake,” Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, told a Pentagon news conference

3 years ago·India

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CTV News

Pentagon reverses itself, calls deadly Kabul strike an error

The Pentagon retreated from its defence of a drone strike that killed multiple civilians in Afghanistan last month, announcing Friday that a review revealed that only civilians were killed in the attack, not an Islamic State extremist as first believed.

3 years ago·Canada

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