We were about to publish our episode with matthew when general kenneth f mackenzie confirmed that this attack was indeed a tragic and fatal mistake. i am now convinced that as many ten civilians, including up the seven children, were tragically killed in that strike. We could see video on social m of a house burning in a crowded, residential neighborhood. But later on, it came out that that had actually been a drawn strike by the united states. Yesterday, a us. Military forces conducted and over the horizon counter terrorism operation against an isis k planter and facilitator.
A US drone strike in Afghanistan was meant to take out an ISIS-K target. Reporting on the ground shows an aid worker and several children were killed. Matthieu Aikins, reporter at the New York Times, explains from Kabul.
Today’s show was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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