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Afghan drone strike error, review finds

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

An independent Pentagon review has concluded that the U.S. drone strike that killed innocent Kabul civilians and children in the final days of the Afghanistan war was not caused by misconduct or negligence, and it doesn't recommend any disciplinary action.

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  1. Insider

    Pentagon watchdog says drone strike that killed 10 Afghan civilians, including 7 kids, didn't violate the laws of war (opens Insider)

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    The botched drone strike highlights "serious problems with the US military's procedures," an expert at Amnesty International told Insider.

  2. The Hill

    Pentagon review finds no criminal negligence in Afghan drone strike (opens The Hill)

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    A Pentagon review of an Aug. 29 drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 Afghan civilians, including children, found no violation of the laws of war but did find “execution errors,” the Air Force inspector general said Wednesday.

  3. Washington Times

    Mistakes but no criminality in drone strike that killed Afghans, Air Force IG says (opens Washington Times)

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    U.S. military officials made mistakes but were not guilty of criminal negligence in a mistargeted drone strike that killed 10 Afghan civilians and served as a grim capstone to the chaotic American withdrawal from the country in late August, the Air Force’s top internal watchdog told reporters Wednes…

  4. Los Angeles Times

    Pentagon watchdog finds no misconduct in deadly Afghan drone strike (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    An independent Pentagon review has concluded that the U.S. drone strike that killed innocent Kabul civilians and children in the final days of the Afghanistan war was not caused by misconduct or negligence.

  5. The Times of Israel

    Pentagon probe: Drone strike that killed 10 Afghan civilians did not violate law (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Independent review concludes deadly bombing in final days of Afghanistan war not caused by misconduct or negligence, doesn't recommend disciplinary action

  6. Washington Examiner

    Air Force investigation finds that botched Afghan drone strike did not violate law (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Air Force inspector general concluded that the Aug. 29 botched drone strike that targeted and killed innocent civilians did not violate any laws.

  7. Al Jazeera

    No misconduct in deadly US drone attack in Kabul: Pentagon review (opens Al Jazeera)

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    US military drone attack in the Afghan capital in late August killed 10 civilians, including seven children.

  8. Washington Post

  9. Townhall

    Pentagon Says No Negligence in Biden's Botched Afghan Drone Strike (opens Townhall)

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    The Pentagon announced Wednesday the results of a review of the botched August 29th drone strike that killed ten innocent civilians — including seven children — in Kabul during Biden's

  10. Axios

    Pentagon review finds no violation of law in drone strike that killed 10 Afghan civilians (opens Axios)

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    The botched strike on Aug. 29 was the result of "execution errors combined with confirmation bias and communication breakdowns."

  11. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Afghan drone strike error, review finds (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    An independent Pentagon review has concluded that the U.S. drone strike that killed innocent Kabul civilians and children in the final days of the Afghanistan war was not caused by misconduct or negligence, and it doesn't recommend any disciplinary action.

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