US admits Kabul drone strike killed civilians

A US Central Command investigation found that an aid worker and nine members of his family, including seven children, died in the 29 August strike.

The deadly strike happened days after a terror attack at Kabul airport, amid a frenzied evacuation effort following the Taliban’s sudden return to power.

It was one of the US military’s final acts in Afghanistan, before ending its 20-year operation in the country.

US intelligence had tracked the aid worker’s car for eight hours, believing it was linked to IS-K militants – a local branch of the Islamic State (IS) group, US Central Command Gen Kenneth McKenzie said. (BBC News)