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General MCKENZIE says it is unlikely ISIS-K members killed in August Kabul drone strike: "Our investigation now concludes that the strike was a tragic mistake"

  It was just reported that General McKenzie, who helped lead the disastrous Biden withdrawal from Afghanistan, is going to make a big announcement about the drone strike that was in response to the ISIS car bomb that killed 13 US service members: "We now assess that it is unlikely that the vehicle and those who died were associated with ISIS-K or a direct threat to US forces," McKenzie said of the airstrike at a briefing, following an investigation by the  Military . "This strike was taken in the earnest belief that it would prevent an imminent threat to our forces and the evacuees at the airport, but it was a mistake and I offer my sincere apology," Mckenzie said, adding that he is "fully responsible for this strike and this tragic outcome." The drone strike, which was intended to target ISIS-K operatives, resulted in the deaths of an aid worker and up to nine of his family members, including seven children. According to U.S. officials, the strike on ...

At least 13 US service members killed and injuring 18 in Kabul airport attack

  The Pentagon confirmed the initial explosion as well as a second attack at the Baron Hotel, where Americans have gathered in the past for rescue and evacuation. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth McKenzie Jr. said two suicide bombers were assessed to be ISIS fighters.  "The threat from ISIS is extremely real," he said. "We believe it is their desire to continue those attacks, and we expect those attacks to continue, and we're doing everything we can to prepare for those attacks." Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin issued a statement on the attacks.  "On behalf of the men and women of the Department of Defense, I express deepest condolences to the loved ones and teammates of all those killed and wounded in Kabul today," he said. "Terrorists took their lives at the very moment these troops were trying to save the lives of others." "We mourn their loss. We will treat their wounds. And we will support their families in what will most assuredly be devas...