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Gen Kenneth McKenzie says ‘it was a mistake’ and that it was unlikely those who died posed a direct threat to US forces
A US drone strike in Afghanistan last month killed as many as 10 civilians – including seven children – and not an Islamic State extremist as first claimed, the Pentagon has announced.
In a briefing on Friday the commander of US Central Command, Gen Kenneth McKenzie said he now believed that it was unlikely that those who died were Islamic State militants or posed a direct threat to US forces at Kabul’s airport.
