Pentagon Releases Video of Botched Drone Strike in Kabul

Pentagon Releases Video of Botched Drone Strike in Kabul

The Pentagon has declassified video of a botched airstrike in Kabul. The Aug. 29 strike killed 10 civilians, including seven children.

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The drone strike was ordered during the final chaotic hours of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

The Pentagon initially defended the attack — thinking it hit an extremist with the Islamic State group who was intending to detonate a bomb near the Kabul airport.

The department later called it a tragic mistake and determined the man they targeted had nothing to do with the IS group.

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