The US military said a drone strike it launched in Afghanistan on August 29 killed 10 civilians, including up to seven children, reversing its initial claim that it had hit an “imminent Isis-K threat” to Kabul airport.
“This strike was a tragic mistake,” General Kenneth McKenzie, the commander of US Central Command, told reporters on Friday as he released the results of an internal investigation into the strike. “We thought this was a good lead. We were wrong,” he said.
The US drone attack in the Afghan capital occurred on the eve of the departure of the last American troops from the country, ending its 20-year military presence in the country.
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