No US Troops to Be Disciplined for Strike That Killed 10 Civilians in Kabul
U.S. troops will not be disciplined for their involvement in a drone strike that took the lives of 10 civilians in Kabul in August, according to defense officials. The Associated Press reported John Kirby, chief…
U.S. troops will not be disciplined for their involvement in a drone strike that took the lives of 10 civilians in Kabul in August, according to defense officials.
The Associated Press reported John Kirby, chief Pentagon spokesman, said generals did not make recommendations for discipline.
Air Force Lt. Gen. Sami Said conducted an independent Pentagon review released last month showing there were breakdowns in communication and in the act of identifying and confirming the target of the drone strike, as the outlet noted.
Still, he found the bombing to be a mistake and not a result of misconduct or negligence. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin asked two commanders to review Said’s conclusions. They did not recommend discipline for the troops. Austin then endorsed their decisions.
“None of their recommendations dealt specifically with issues of accountability,” Kirby said.
He added, “So I do not anticipate there being issues of personal accountability to be had with respect to the August 29th airstrike.”