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Pentagon Reverses Itself And Now Says A Deadly Kabul Drone Strike Was An Error

The Pentagon has retreated from its defense of a drone strike that killed multiple civilians in Afghanistan last month. Gen. Frank McKenzie, who's shown here on screen in August as he speaks from MacDill Air Force Base, in Tampa, Fla., head of U.S. Central Command, called the strike a "tragic mistake." (AP)
The Pentagon has retreated from its defense of a drone strike that killed multiple civilians in Afghanistan last month. Gen. Frank McKenzie, who's shown here on screen in August as he speaks from MacDill Air Force Base, in Tampa, Fla., head of U.S. Central Command, called the strike a "tragic mistake." (AP)

This article was originally published on September 17, 2021.

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