U.S. Offers Payments to Families of Afghans Killed in Kabul Drone Strike

The United States has offered unspecified condolence payments to the families of the 10 civilians, including seven children, who were mistakenly killed in the Aug. 29 drone strike in Kabul that took place shortly before American troops withdrew from Afghanistan. The Pentagon also said it's working with the State Department to support family members who may want to relocate to the United States. The U.S. military insisted for almost three weeks that the drone strike was justified, claiming it had stopped an attack planned for Kabul's airport. But it later changed its tune amid an overwhelming amount of evidence. Weeks after the Pentagon acknowledged the strike had hit civilians, Colin H. Kahl, the under secretary of defense for policy, held a virtual meeting with Steven Kwon, the founder and president of Nutrition & Education International.