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35 minutes ago, Wrangodog said:

I wonder what retaliation would have taken place if US troops hadn't been killed in the suicide bombings ?  Nothing, I suspect. 

If no military had been killied in the attack last week there would have to been nothing to retaliate for!

That's why I said that, even with the US deaths, I was surprised that Biden spoke about reprisals. You don't make a final withdrawal from a former war zone by inviting further continuation.

 

 

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17 minutes ago, skygod said:

If no military had been killied in the attack last week there would have to been nothing to retaliate against!

Apart from civilians. You know, the people that they supposedly cared about, fought for their freedom for twenty years, died waiting on a US military plane to take them to become US citizens. Nah, they only care when IS kill civilians on their own soil.

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Tragic and inexcusable.

Shows the fallibility of “over the horizon” warfare. 
 

 

The US now admits that a drone strike in Kabul days before its military pullout killed 10 innocent people.

A US Central Command investigation found the 29 August strike killed an aid worker along with nine members of his family, including seven children.

The youngest child, Sumaya, was just two years old.

US intelligence had tracked the man's car for eight hours, believing it was linked to terrorist group IS-K, the Pentagon said.

The deadly strike was one of the US military's final acts in Afghanistan, before ending its 20-year military operation in the country.

The inquiry found the aid worker's car had been seen at a compound associated with IS-K, and its movements aligned with other intelligence about the terror group's plans for an attack on Kabul airport.

At one point, a surveillance drone saw men loading what appeared to be explosives into the trunk of the car, but it turned out to be containers of water.

General Kenneth McKenzie described the strike as a tragic mistake and that it was "unlikely" the family was associated with IS-K or was a threat to US forces.

"It was a mistake and I offer my sincere apologies", he said.

Emal Ahmadi: "Ten people died here.. including my daughter, she was two years old"

The strike happened as the aid worker - named as Zamairi Akmadhi - pulled into the driveway of his home, 3km (1.8 miles) from the airport. 

The explosion set off a large secondary blast, which US officials initially said was proof that the car was indeed carrying explosives. However the investigation has found it was most likely caused by a propane tank in the driveway.

Relatives of the victims told the BBC that they had applied to be evacuated to the US, and had been waiting for a phone call telling them to go to the airport.

One of those killed, Ahmad Naser, had been a translator with US forces. Other victims had previously worked for international organisations and held visas allowing them entry to the US.

"It's wrong, it's a brutal attack, and it's happened based on wrong information," Ramin Yousufi, one of the relatives said.

He added, tearfully: "Why have they killed our family? Our children? They are so burned out we cannot identify their bodies, their faces."

 

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24 minutes ago, skygod said:

Tragic and inexcusable.

Shows the fallibility of “over the horizon” warfare. 
 

 

The US now admits that a drone strike in Kabul days before its military pullout killed 10 innocent people.

A US Central Command investigation found the 29 August strike killed an aid worker along with nine members of his family, including seven children.

The youngest child, Sumaya, was just two years old.

US intelligence had tracked the man's car for eight hours, believing it was linked to terrorist group IS-K, the Pentagon said.

The deadly strike was one of the US military's final acts in Afghanistan, before ending its 20-year military operation in the country.

The inquiry found the aid worker's car had been seen at a compound associated with IS-K, and its movements aligned with other intelligence about the terror group's plans for an attack on Kabul airport.

At one point, a surveillance drone saw men loading what appeared to be explosives into the trunk of the car, but it turned out to be containers of water.

General Kenneth McKenzie described the strike as a tragic mistake and that it was "unlikely" the family was associated with IS-K or was a threat to US forces.

"It was a mistake and I offer my sincere apologies", he said.

Emal Ahmadi: "Ten people died here.. including my daughter, she was two years old"

The strike happened as the aid worker - named as Zamairi Akmadhi - pulled into the driveway of his home, 3km (1.8 miles) from the airport. 

The explosion set off a large secondary blast, which US officials initially said was proof that the car was indeed carrying explosives. However the investigation has found it was most likely caused by a propane tank in the driveway.

Relatives of the victims told the BBC that they had applied to be evacuated to the US, and had been waiting for a phone call telling them to go to the airport.

One of those killed, Ahmad Naser, had been a translator with US forces. Other victims had previously worked for international organisations and held visas allowing them entry to the US.

"It's wrong, it's a brutal attack, and it's happened based on wrong information," Ramin Yousufi, one of the relatives said.

He added, tearfully: "Why have they killed our family? Our children? They are so burned out we cannot identify their bodies, their faces."

 

If I was going to be bombed in Afghanistan, or in the Middle East I'd much rather be bombed by the British. Their ability to hit what they are shooting at and ensure it is a valid military target is on another planet compared to the gung ho, gun happy mentality of the Americans. 

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50 minutes ago, gdevoy said:

If I was going to be bombed in Afghanistan, or in the Middle East I'd much rather be bombed by the British. Their ability to hit what they are shooting at and ensure it is a valid military target is on another planet compared to the gung ho, gun happy mentality of the Americans. 

Youd still be either dead or maimed though so literally doesnt f**king matter.  Its time the major olayers in the west kept their noses out of things that have f**k all to do with them.

And Yes i know its all about the mighty dollar, but terrorism certainly in a modern global sense is caused NOT by religious extremism by or of itself, but it driven through horrendous foreign policy from the US, UK  and Soviet Union in particular.

The Taliban came from alqueda, which came from the US backed Mujhaddin who were used by the US to destabilise the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

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7 minutes ago, Beaker71 said:

Youd still be either dead or maimed though so literally doesnt f**king matter.  Its time the major olayers in the west kept their noses out of things that have f**k all to do with them.

And Yes i know its all about the mighty dollar, but terrorism certainly in a modern global sense is caused NOT by religious extremism by or of itself, but it driven through horrendous foreign policy from the US, UK  and Soviet Union in particular.

The Taliban came from alqueda, which came from the US backed Mujhaddin who were used by the US to destabilise the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

Cant argue with anything In this post.

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