US troops will not be disciplined for launching a drone strike that killed 10 civilians, including seven children, in Kabul in August.
Mr Kirby concluded the strike was a tragic mistake and not caused by misconduct or negligence."In this case, in the context of this particular strike … there was not a strong enough case to be made for personal accountability."
"We know that there will be some who don't like this particular decision, but it wasn't an outcome that we came to without careful thought and consideration," Mr Kirby said. "How can our military wrongly take the lives of 10 precious Afghan people and hold no-one accountable in any way?" Mr Kwon said.
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