WASHINGTON: The US Department of Defense said on Friday that it was committed to offering Condolences to relatives from 10 people who were killed in the wrong US drone attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, in August.
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said in a statement that the Department of Defense also worked with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to help the survivors of family members to move to the United States.
Kirby said the problem appeared in a meeting Thursday between Dr.
Colin Kahl, under Secretary of Defense for Policy, and Dr.
Steven Kwon, Founder and President of Nontrofit Group Nutrition & Education International.
“Dr.
Kahl repeats the defense secretary of Lloyd Austin’s commitment to the family, including offering the payment of former Gratia condolences,” Kirby said.
He didn’t say how much money was offered.
On August 29, a US Hellfire missile hit a car driven by the Ahmadi Zemadi, who had just been drawn to the Ahmadi family complex entry.
Overall, 10 family members, including seven children, were killed in strikes.
A few weeks later, Marine Gen.
Frank McKenzie, the head of the US Central Command, called the “tragic error” strike and said innocent civilians were killed in the attack.
During the meeting on Thursday, Kwon told Kahl that Ahmadi worked with Nei for years, “Providing care and residential assistance for people who face high mortality in Afghanistan,” according to Kirby.
The US military initially defended a strike, said it targeted the “facilitator” of the Islamic State group and disrupted the ability of militants to carry out attacks during the chaotic final stage from the withdrawal of US troops and NATO from Afghanistan.
The difference between military depiction of the strike and findings on the ground quickly appears.
Associated Press and other news organizations report that targeted vehicle drivers are old employees in US humanitarian organizations.
There were no signs of a large secondary explosion, regardless of the Pentagon’s statement that the vehicle contained explosives.
Drone strike participated in suicide bombings destroyed by Islamic branches which killed 169 Afghans and 13 US military personnel at one of the gates to Kabul airport at the end of August.
Last month, McKenzie said the United States considered repairing reparations to families of victims of drone strikes.