Article 5PPEE Mark Milley, US general who stood up to Trump, founders over Kabul strike

Mark Milley, US general who stood up to Trump, founders over Kabul strike

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Julian Borger in Washington
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Civilian deaths in US drone strike deal blow to credibility of chairman of the joint chiefs of staff when he needs it most

Three days after a US drone obliterated a car in a Kabul street, General Mark Milley, shrugged off reports of civilian casualties, insisting it was a righteous strike".

On Friday that word came back to haunt America's top general when the Pentagon was forced to admit that all 10 dead had been civilians, seven of them children. The drone had hit the wrong white Toyota Corolla.

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