Original title: the United States said it was still investigating the death of civilians in air strikes in Afghanistan
The US Defense Department spokesman said on the 13th that the US side is still evaluating the results of an air raid by the US military in the Afghan capital Kabul on August 29, but is unable to send personnel to Kabul for on-the-spot investigation.
The US military launched a drone air strike in Kabul on August 29, claiming to have destroyed a car threatening the safety of Kabul airport belonging to the Afghan branch of the extremist organization "Islamic state". However, Afghan media later reported that the air raid killed 10 civilians, including children.
On the 10th of this month, the New York Times quoted relatives of the deceased and local residents as saying that the driver of the car hit by the US air raid was actually an Afghan civilian employed by a US non-governmental assistance organization, and 9 civilians, including 7 children, were killed in the air raid. The media released a video to prove it.
US Defense Department spokesman John Kirby did not specifically answer questions about the air raid at a press conference on the 13th. He said that the view of the US side has not changed, that is, the air raid is to prevent the imminent threat to Kabul airport.
"I can't confirm the identity of the 'Islamic state' personnel targeted by this air raid. The central command is conducting an assessment, and we need to wait for them to complete this work. I don't know how to let the investigators complete the assessment on the ground in Kabul," Kirby said
U.S. Secretary of state Anthony Lincoln said on the 13th: "I know this drone attack. Others in the government are investigating it very, very carefully to find out what happened."
On August 26, a suicide bomb attack occurred outside Kabul airport, killing at least 170 Afghan civilians and 13 U.S. soldiers. The Islamic state claimed to have caused the attack. But some survivors said that many civilian deaths and injuries were caused by U. S. military shooting after the explosion.
The US military launched drone air strikes in Afghanistan on August 27 and 29. The United States said that the air raid on the 27th eliminated a "planner" of the Afghan branch of the "Islamic state".
Xinhua News Agency feature