According to him, the American side considers it unlikely that individuals associated with IS were killed as a result of the strike. *
“It was a mistake, and I sincerely apologize (to the families and friends of the victims. -
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),” Mackenzie said at a Pentagon briefing and admitted that he was fully responsible for the strike.
On August 29, the Pentagon reported that a drone attacked the vehicle of Islamic State terrorists, who intended to attack the city's airport during the withdrawal of American troops from the country.
Eyewitnesses reported two destroyed vehicles and a damaged building.
According to CNN, ten people died, including six children.
However, the UNICEF representative in Kabul, Gerve de Lys, reported the deaths of seven children at the site of the strike.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Russia condemns the indiscriminate use of US force in Afghanistan, including a US drone strike in Kabul.
In an interview with RT as part of the Unheard Voices project dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the US war in Afghanistan, two men from Kabul described how the US lost their family members during a missile airstrike.
The attack, allegedly directed against terrorists, claimed dozens of civilian lives.
Among them were the relatives of Emal Ahmadi and Jamshid Yusufi.
According to Afghans, the Americans humiliated their country and pursued only their own goals.
* "Islamic State" (IS) - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of December 29, 2014.