The Biden administration's Aug. 29 retaliatory drone strike on supposed ISIS-K terrorists in Afghanistan failed to kill any terrorists but resulted in the deaths of 10 civilians — including an aid worker and 7 children — a U.S. military investigation has determined.
Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., commander of the U.S. Central Command, made the announcement Friday afternoon in a Pentagon news conference, saying, "I am now convinced that as many as 10 civilians, including up to seven children, were tragically killed in that strike."
"Moreover," he continued, "It is unlikely that the vehicle and those who died were associated with ISIS Khorasan or were a direct threat to U.S. forces."