(Arlington, VA) — The U.S. is admitting is mistakenly killed ten civilians in Afghanistan, in a strike that followed a terrorist attack on our forces. General Milley said at the time he believed it was a “righteous strike”. ABC News tweeted at the time: BREAKING: Pres. Biden says he’s ordered his commanders “to develop operational plans to strike ISIS-K assets, leadership and facilities.” “We will respond with force and precision at our time, at the place we choose and the moment of our choosing.” General Kenneth McKenzie said war planes targeted the wrong vehicle in Kabul, thinking it contained an ISIS-K suicide bomber. Ten people were killed, including seven children. The strike happened after 13 U.S. troops were killed in a suicide attack outside the Kabul airport, and was seen as as a response by the Biden administration to the killing of 13 US servicemembers.
Here is what USA Today wrote on 8/28/21
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden warned those behind a deadly terrorist attack that killed and wounded American service members and Afghan civilians in Kabul on Thursday that the U.S. would “hunt you down and make you pay.” A day later, he followed through on that threat. A military drone strike Friday killed two “high-profile” members of ISIS-K and wounded a third, the first American attack on the terrorist group following a bomb attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport, the Pentagon said Saturday. The Pentagon’s initial announcement of the strike said one ISIS-K member had been killed. Military officials updated the death toll Saturday. Those killed were ISIS-K “planners and facilitators,” said Army Maj. Gen. William D. “Hank” Taylor, joint staff deputy director for regional operations.Their names were not made public.