Pentagon defends Kabul drone strike as ‘righteous’
The rules of engagement were followed in the lead-up to a strike that killed 10 people, including children, the top general says.
The top US general on Wednesday said the military followed proper procedure in conducting a drone strike that killed as many as 10 people in Afghanistan’s capital last Sunday.
The strike targeted what US Central Command said at the time were “multiple suicide bombers” in a car near Kabul International Airport where US and NATO troops were guarding chaotic evacuations from Taliban rule.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said Wednesday one person killed in the strike was linked to the Islamic State. Milley did not name the person killed and offered few further details.
The incident remains under investigation following press reports that several members of the same family, including at least three children, were killed.
