The Pentagon does not “disciplinary action” against the perpetrators of the killings of 10 Afghan citizens.
The US Department of Defense has decided not to discipline the US military involved in the killing of 10 Afghan citizens, including 7 children.
The US Department of Defense has decided not to discipline any US troops in connection with the August 29 drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 civilians, US media reported.
The Washington Post reports that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has agreed to recommendations that no US military personnel be disciplined for the August 29 attack. Seven children were among the 10 civilians killed in the incident.
Earlier, US military officials said the attack, which took place in the final hours of US efforts to withdraw from Afghanistan, was not a trivial outcome.
The U.S. Air Force inspector general in charge of investigating the incident claimed in November that the attack did not violate martial law, but some evidence suggests that analysts and commanders involved in the attack made mistakes.
Although senior Pentagon officials had previously described the attack as a “sad mistake,” the investigative report did not recommend punishing the perpetrators.
