John Hayward 15 Dec 2021
Chinese state media on Tuesday pounced on the Pentagon report exonerating all U.S. military personnel of wrongdoing for the August 29 drone strike that killed an innocent civilian and nine members of his family in Kabul, including several children.
China mocked the report as a whitewash that proves the American military has become a “ruthless and merciless” murder machine with “lax discipline and poor management.”
The Biden administration initially defended the Kabul drone strike, a frantic attempt to retaliate for a deadly terrorist attack on U.S. military personnel during President Joe Biden’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, as a valid attack on a man believed to be engaged in terrorist activity.
The administration made false claims of “secondary explosions” that supposedly proved the victim was carrying explosives, rather than containers full of water he was bringing back to his family compound.
After a week of controversy, the Pentagon admitted the strike was a “mistake” and apologized to the family of the victims. In October, the Biden team offered to pay compensation to the Afghan family, which refused to accept apologies and demanded accountability.
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