A US drone strike against an Afghan village in Alisher, Khost Province destroyed a home, killing a family of six, including multiple children. The Khost Provincial council confirmed the incident, and criticized the matter.
The Pentagon had initially claimed the incident killed three Taliban fighters, but has since confirmed that they are “aware” of reports of civilian deaths, saying they are working with local officials on this.
The US killing civilians and insisting they killed fighters has been a recurring problem for decades in Afghanistan. While the Pentagon often agrees to joint inquiries into the reports of civilian deaths, they rarely publicly resolve these matters with statements on what actually happened.
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai was deeply critical of the attack, saying the US should be focusing “entirely on the peace process,” and stop engaging in violence against the Afghan people.
WTF…….!!!!!!!!! How many mistakes have these killer clowns made since they invaved because the Afghans didn’t want to turn OBL over until they got evidence he was the one who was responsible for nine 11….????????
I hope everyone involved in this live miserable, painful lives.
The entire USA citizenry is involved with this.
The US uses drones to avoid US deaths. the soldiers are our neighbors, community members, sons and daughters. If you live in the US, you personally benefit from our military risks.
Bullshit
Do these reports even strike a nerve with the average American anymore? Highly doubtful. We’ve been desensitized with so much killing over the last 20 years that this registers like a bogus weather report
Americans are finally starting to understand they don’t really control their own government, so the culpability or responsibility factor is very low, and it should be very low, because we really don’t have a say.
The American people only care if it’s Americans that are killed. Remember the Boston Marathon bombing. Wall to wall coverage for weeks, and the whole Boston Strong thing. Do you think any of the “Boston Strong” folks ever wore a “Falujah Strong” button, or armband to commemorate that attack?
Black friday is more important for the sheep.
Aside from most Americans being interested more in the latest football scores than our wars, maybe we ought to be thinking that this is all part of the Grand Plan: Create chaos, death, and destruction leaving Afghanistan not just hopeless, but in total wreckage, just like the US has done to Syria, Yemen, and Iraq. Guess who benefits?
This US moronic action sure will elevate the peace talks with the Taliban.
The US military is not only cowardly and bloodthirsty….but also brainless.
Our major media blares reports of Russia doing things like this in Syria. That we do it, and a lot more of it, and for a lot longer, decades of it, goes without mention.
The American people (and media) are responsible for what our government does. Notice that, and do something about that. Until we do, I don’t want to hear those who fail so badly mention how somebody else is not quite so bad.
What problem ? The US can always make another missile………;?[
U.S will reduce troops only if they can still drone family members from time to time.