The Pentagon has announced that no US troops or officials responsible will face disciplinary action for the Kabul airstrike that killed 10 Afghan civilians.

The drone strike took place in the final days of the US-led evacuation of Kabul on August 29, after the Taliban ousted the civilian government and took control of the country.

Spokesman John Kirby on Monday said that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin had received a high-level review of the strike which made no recommendation of accountability.

“He approved their recommendations,” Kirby said. “The secretary is not … calling for additional accountability measures.”

The US officials carried out the drone strike near the international airport in Kabul against the ISIS-K militants who were readying themselves to launch another suicide attack at the Hamid Karzai International Airport.

They claimed to have successfully killed the Islamic State – Khorasan (ISIS-K militants), but a survey of the area and interview of the civilians done by WION revealed that the strike actually claimed the lives of civilians.

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That strike killed an aid worker, along with his nieces and nephews.

In early November, an initial report carried out by the US air force inspector general, Lt Gen Sami Said, called the strike tragic but “an honest mistake”.

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But the probe committee has absolved all the US troops and officials responsible for the attack.

“What we saw here was a breakdown in process, in execution and procedural events, not the result of negligence, not the result of misconduct, not the result of poor leadership,” said Kirby.

If Austin “believed … that accountability was warranted, he would certainly support those kinds of efforts”, Kirby added.

(With inputs from agencies)

The Pentagon has announced that no US troops or officials responsible will face disciplinary action for the Kabul airstrike that killed 10 Afghan civilians. The drone strike took place in the final days of the US-led evacuation of Kabul on August 29, after the Taliban ousted the civilian government and took control of the country.

The Pentagon has announced that no US troops or officials responsible will face disciplinary action for the Kabul airstrike that killed 10 Afghan civilians. The drone strike took place in the final days of the US-led evacuation of Kabul on August 29, after the Taliban ousted the civilian government and took control of the country. Spokesman John Kirby on Monday said that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin had received a high-level review of the strike which made no recommendation of accountability. “He approved their recommendations,” Kirby said. “The secretary is not … calling for additional accountability measures.” The US officials carried out the drone strike near the international airport in Kabul against the ISIS-K militants who were readying themselves to launch another suicide attack at the Hamid Karzai International Airport. They claimed to have successfully killed the Islamic State – Khorasan (ISIS-K militants), but a survey of the area and interview of the civilians done by WION revealed that the strike actually claimed the lives of civilians. Also read | 'We apologise': US admits Kabul airstrike killed 10 civilians, not ISIS-K militants That strike killed an aid worker, along with his nieces and nephews. In early November, an initial report carried out by the US air force inspector general, Lt Gen Sami Said, called the strike tragic but “an honest mistake”. Also read | US drone strike may have killed aid worker, children, and not ISIS-K militants: Reports But the probe committee has absolved all the US troops and officials responsible for the attack. “What we saw here was a breakdown in process, in execution and procedural events, not the result of negligence, not the result of misconduct, not the result of poor leadership,” said Kirby. If Austin “believed … that accountability was warranted, he would certainly support those kinds of efforts”, Kirby added. (With inputs from agencies)

No US troops to be punished for Kabul airstrike that killed 10 civilians, says Pentagon

The United States Thursday admitted to killing 33 civilians during a Taliban offensive in Kunduz city last year, according to Al Jazeera.

On November 3, 33 people were killed and 27 wounded in the ground offensive launched by US and Afghan troops to capture Taliban commanders, who had apparently planned the capture of parts of Kunduz the previous year.

&quot;Regardless of the circumstances, I deeply regret the loss of innocent lives,&quot; Al Jazeera quoted General John Nicholson, the top commander of US forces and the NATO mission, as saying.

However, no further action will be taken because the troops acted in self-defence and &quot;in accordance with the Law of Armed Conflict, and in accordance with all applicable regulations and policy&quot;, the US military&#39;s investigation report stated.

But the US military said innocent lives were lost because Taliban operatives were hiding in their homes.&nbsp;

The US military was forced to call for aerial strikes after the insurgents opened fire at the small team of soldiers that was commissioned to take out the extremists.

The air strikes also hit a cache of Taliban weapons which exploded, flattening rows of buildings in its wake, and increasing the death toll in the restive city of Kunduz.

It also found that no civilians were seen or identified, and the dead and wounded were probably inside the buildings used by Taliban fighters.&nbsp;

Two US&nbsp;soldiers and three&nbsp;Afghan&nbsp;army commandos were killed and another four Americans and 11&nbsp;Afghan&nbsp;commandos wounded..

Last year, the US&nbsp;military disciplined 16 service members over a separate incident in Kunduz in 2015, when a US&nbsp;air&nbsp;strike killed 42 people in a hospital run by medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres.

(WION with inputs from Reuters)

The military said they had to call for aerial fire support in self-defence and because Taliban fighters had opened fire at them in Kunduz

The United States Thursday admitted to killing 33 civilians during a Taliban offensive in Kunduz city last year, according to Al Jazeera. On November 3, 33 people were killed and 27 wounded in the ground offensive launched by US and Afghan troops to capture Taliban commanders, who had apparently planned the capture of parts of Kunduz the previous year. "Regardless of the circumstances, I deeply regret the loss of innocent lives," Al Jazeera quoted General John Nicholson, the top commander of US forces and the NATO mission, as saying. However, no further action will be taken because the troops acted in self-defence and "in accordance with the Law of Armed Conflict, and in accordance with all applicable regulations and policy", the US military's investigation report stated. But the US military said innocent lives were lost because Taliban operatives were hiding in their homes. The US military was forced to call for aerial strikes after the insurgents opened fire at the small team of soldiers that was commissioned to take out the extremists. The air strikes also hit a cache of Taliban weapons which exploded, flattening rows of buildings in its wake, and increasing the death toll in the restive city of Kunduz. It also found that no civilians were seen or identified, and the dead and wounded were probably inside the buildings used by Taliban fighters. Two US soldiers and three Afghan army commandos were killed and another four Americans and 11 Afghan commandos wounded.. Last year, the US military disciplined 16 service members over a separate incident in Kunduz in 2015, when a US air strike killed 42 people in a hospital run by medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres. (WION with inputs from Reuters)

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Afghanistan: US military admits killing 33 civilians in fight against Taliban