“I have not ruled out the possibility of responsibility, but this is a question for the command.
At our level, I did not find violations of the laws and laws of war, ”Said said during a briefing at the Pentagon, quoted by RIA Novosti.
Recalling that the strike killed ten civilians, three men and seven children, he stressed that the measure was taken "in self-defense."
According to TASS, the department admitted "inaccuracies in the strike", as well as "errors in informing and violation of communication, which led to the death of civilians."
In September, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin apologized for a mistaken US drone strike on Kabul that killed ten Afghans, including seven children.
As the head of the US Central Command, Kenneth Mackenzie, explained, the blow was struck "out of the sincere confidence that it would eliminate the impending threat" to those gathered at the Kabul airport.