Pentagon Confirms Children Killed In Drone Strike In Afghanistan, Driver Killed ‘Had Nothing To Do With ISIS’

In a shocking admission Friday, the Pentagon confirmed that a drone strike in Afghanistan, meant to target members of ISIS-K who planned a deadly attack on the United States military in the waning days of the Afghanistan War, killed 10 civilians in a “tragic mistake.”

“The Pentagon acknowledged on Friday that a U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan on Aug. 29 that officials said was necessary to prevent an attack on American troops was a tragic mistake that killed 10 civilians, including seven children, an American military official familiar with the investigation,” told The New York Times.

“We now assess that it is unlikely that the vehicle and those who died were associated with ISIS-K or a direct threat to US forces,” head of the United States Central Command Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, added in a video statement during a Pentagon briefing Friday afternoon, calling the incident a “tragic mistake.”

The investigation was reportedly conducted by U.S. Central Command, which released its findings Friday. The conclusions match an earlier New York Times report indicating that the drone strike had killed civilians, not members of ISIS-K.

The Pentagon denied the earlier reports insisting, as recently as Monday, that the strike was launched pursuant to credible intelligence. Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff called the strike “righteous,” according to an earlier New York Times report. – READ MORE