World Desk, Amar Ujala, Washington
published by: Jeet Kumar
Updated Sat, 18 Sep 2021 12:53 PM IS
Summary
The US had previously denied the death of civilians in a US drone strike in Kabul. But now Commander General Frank McKenzie has expressed grief over this incident.
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US Central Command Commander General Frank McKenzie says the August 29 drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 civilians was a tragic mistake, offering his sincere and deepest condolences to the families of the victims.
US Central Command commander General Frank McKenzie says the August 29 drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 civilians was a “tragic mistake”, extends “sincere and deep condolences” to the families of the victims; Says US is “exploring possibilities of ex-gratia payment”
— ANI (@ANI) September 17, 2021
US Defense Secretary apologizes
US Defense Secretary Lloyd J Austin apologized for the deaths of 10 Afghan civilians in a drone strike in Kabul on 29 August.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd J Austin III apologized for the August 29 drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 Afghan civilians.
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— ANI (@ANI) September 17, 2021
The New York Times also disclosed
The US newspaper The New York Times found in its investigation that the drone attack in which the US military blew up ten people, including the driver of the car, Jemari Ahmadi (46), did not contain a bomb. Investigations revealed that on the day of the attack, Jemari was working to pick up and drop people off work. The army was talking about loading the bombs into the car while it was the water canisters that Ahmadi had loaded into the car.
Innocent and innocent children lost their lives
In the investigation, it was also found that the car driver had no links with ISIS. Was there any explosion in the car after the drone attack? Based on the investigation, the newspaper claimed that there was no bomb in the car. At the same time, it was also clarified that this attack was a mistake in which innocent and innocent children lost their lives.
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