The US military acknowledged Friday that its last strike at the end of August in Kabul, which killed "ten civilians" including "up to seven children", was "a tragic mistake".
"It is unlikely that the vehicle and those who died were linked to IS-K," the Islamic State-Khorasan jihadist group, or posed "a direct threat to US forces," he told reporters. General Kenneth McKenzie, head of US forces in Afghanistan before their final withdrawal.
"Our investigation now concludes that this strike was a tragic error", he added, assuring to assume "full responsibility".
“I offer my sincere condolences to the family and friends of those who were killed,” he continued.
He recalled that this drone strike on August 29 in the Afghan capital was supposed to prevent an "imminent threat" from ISIS, a few days after an attack by this group that killed 13 American soldiers near the Kabul airport.
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