US admits strike in Kabul killed 10 civilians, not Isis militants

Kabul Afghanistan

Taliban fighters stand guard near a damaged car after multiple rockets were fired in Kabul on August 30, 2021 as the United States raced to complete its withdrawal from Afghanistan. PHOTO | AKIL KOHSAR | AFP

By  AFP

What you need to know:

  • The strike was meant to target a suspected IS operation that US intelligence had "reasonable certainty" aimed to attack the Kabul airport, said US Central Command commander General Kenneth McKenzie.
  • One of those killed was an Afghan man who worked for a US aid group, Ezmarai Ahmadi.
  • Ahmadi's brother Aimal told AFP that the car had been filled with children pretending that the parking routine was an adventure.

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