No disciplinary action for US troops over Kabul drone airstrike, Pentagon says
by AFP in Washington from World news | The Guardian on (#5T0MS)
Strike that killed 10 civilians represented a breakdown in process', not negligence or misconduct, spokesperson says
No US troops or officials will face disciplinary action for a drone strike in Kabul in August that killed 10 Afghan civilians, including seven children, the Pentagon said on Monday.
Spokesman John Kirby said Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin had received a high-level review of the strike which made no recommendation of accountability.
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