No U.S. military personnel will be reprimanded for the August drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 Afghan civilians, including seven children, two defense officials said.
that killed 10 Afghan civilians, including seven children, two defense officials said Monday.
"It wasn’t an outcome that we came to without careful thought and consideration," Kirby said."There was not a strong enough case to be made for personal accountability." “This decision is shocking,” said Dr. Steven Kwon, the founder and president of the aid group. “How can our military wrongly take the lives of 10 precious Afghan people, and hold no one accountable in any way?”
The vehicle driven by Ahmadi – the intended target of the strike — was assessed at the time as an imminent threat to U.S. forces at Hamid Karzai International Airport, 3 kilometers away. Multiple issues, including execution errors, confirmation bias and communication breakdowns, led to the mistaken drone strike, according to the review.told NBC News, and included the seven children, some as young as 2 and 3.
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