US military says 10 civilians killed in Kabul drone strike last month

A US drone strike in Kabul last month killed as many as 10 civilians, including seven children, a senior US general said on Friday.

“It was a mistake and I offer my sincere apology,” US General Frank McKenzie, the head of U.S. Central Command, told reporters.

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He added that he now believed that it is unlikely that the vehicle hit or those who died were Islamic State militants or posed a direct threat to US forces at Kabul’s airport.