[Opinion] General Admits Kabul Drone Strike Was ‘Terrible Mistake’ That Killed 10 Innocents

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General Admits Kabul Drone Strike Was ‘Terrible Mistake’ That Killed 10 Innocents

A U.S. drone strike in Kabul on Aug. 28 that military planners thought was targeting an ISIS-K terrorist in fact “killed as many as 10 civilians, including up to seven children,” a top American general said at a Pentagon news conference on Friday. “Our investigation now concludes that the strike was a tragic mistake,” General Frank McKenzie, the head of U.S. Central Command, told reporters. At the time of the strike, McKenzie said he was...