Afghanistan: Pentagon Releases First Footage of Botched Kabul Airstrike

Department of Defense officials have made public for the first time footage of an airstrike that left 10 civilians dead in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 29, 2021. Military officials initially said the strike targeted a member of the ISIS terrorist group after the group was accused of having attacked the U.S.-held Kabul airport with suicide bombers, killing 13 American troops and over 100 Afghan nationals. They later said a review found the target, aid worker Ezmarai Ahmadi, was not involved with the group. The footage was captured by drones hovering over Ahmadi’s home before launching the strike. The footage includes…