US Central Command Admits , Kabul Drone Strike That Killed 7 Children, Was a ‘Mistake’.<br />On September 17, U.S. Central Command <br />Gen. Frank McKenzie admitted that the Aug. 29 <br />drone strike near the Kabul airport was, "a mistake.".<br />On September 17, U.S. Central Command <br />Gen. Frank McKenzie admitted that the Aug. 29 <br />drone strike near the Kabul airport was, "a mistake.".<br />ABC News reports that ten people were killed in the strike, which the U.S. believed was targeting a terrorist.<br />Instead, the strike killed an aid worker and , at least seven children. .<br />Instead, the strike killed an aid worker and , at least seven children. .<br />I am now convinced that as many as <br />10 civilians, including up to seven <br />children were tragically killed in that <br />strike. Moreover, we now assess that <br />it is unlikely that the vehicle and those <br />who died or associated with ISIS-<br />Khorasan or were a direct <br />threat to U.S. forces, Gen. Frank McKenzie, U.S. Central Command, via ABC News.<br />According to the general, the drone strike was carried out , "in the earnest belief that it would prevent and terminate a threat to our forces and the evacuees at the airport, but it was a mistake. And I offer my sincere apology.".<br />McKenzie said that a secondary explosion, <br />reported on since the airstrike as possible <br />evidence the car was carrying explosives, <br />was actually caused by a nearby propane tank.<br />The Associated Press reports that Zemerai Ahmadi, the main target who was killed in the strike had worked for <br />15 years at Nutrition & Education International, <br />a California-based nonprofit.<br />Ahmadi's white Toyota Corolla was struck with a Hellfire missile as he pulled his car into the driveway of his home in Kabul.
