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Deadly US drone strike in Kabul

Guardian, 20 Jan 2022
The US Central Command has released declassified videos from a botched US drone attack that killed 10 civilians, including seven children in Afghanistan.
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The drone attack was launched in the final hours before American troops withdrew from the country. The release of the footage came after a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by the New York Times. The strike took place three days after an Islamic State suicide bomber killed 13 US troops and scores of Afghan civilians who had crowded outside the airport gates, desperate to secure seats on evacuation flights, after the Taliban swept to power in the capital

‘Honest mistake’: US strike that killed Afghan civilians was legal – Pentagon ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/04/us-afghanistan-strike-killed-civilians-legal-pentagon

US drone strike mistakenly targeted Afghan aid worker, investigation finds ► https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/11/us-drone-strike-mistakenly-targeted-afghan-aid-worker-investigation-finds

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