An investigation by U.S. Central Command has concluded that the August 29th airstrike in Kabul killed 10 civilians, including 7 children.
You may remember at the time the U.S. military said the strike was meant to take out a suspected ISIS-K target, which they claimed was a threat to the airport where people were being evacuated. A CENTCOM spokesperson said, “We are confident we successfully hit the target. Significant secondary explosions from the vehicle indicated the presence of a substantial amount of explosive material.”
There has been a great deal of scrutiny surrounding the airstrike ever since news came out that civilians — including children — were killed. The New York Times reported last week that contrary to the military’s claims, the driver of the vehicle was a U.S. aid worker. He and nine others were killed, the Times said, including seven kids.
CENTCOM has now concluded that the strike did, in fact, kill an innocent aid worker, 9 family members (including seven kids).
U.S. CENTCOM Commander General Kenneth McKenzie announced Friday, “I am now convinced that as many as ten civilians, including up to 7 children, were tragically killed in that strike.”
“Moreover, we now assess that it is unlikely that the vehicle and those who died were associated with ISIS-K or were a direct threat to U.S. forces,” he continued.
“I offer my profound condolences to the family and friends of those who were
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