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US Won’t Discipline Troops Over Airstrike That Killed Afghan Civilians: Pentagon

Isabel van Brugen
By Isabel van Brugen

U.S. military personnel involved in the August drone strike in KabulAfghanistan, that killed 10 civilians will not be disciplined, defense officials said on Monday.

John Kirby, chief Pentagon spokesman, said on Monday that based on the findings of an independent probe released last month, no recommendations were made for discipline.

The review was endorsed by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin last month and conducted by the Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force Lt. Gen. Sami D. Said. It determined that a breakdown in communications was partly to blame for the strike, which killed 10 civilians, including seven children.

It concluded that the bombing was a tragic mistake and was not caused by misconduct or negligence. No war crime was committed in carrying out the attack Said said on Nov. 3…

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