'Fair' drone attack in Kabul kills 'at least one' ISIS-K terrorist, Pentagon reports among reports of 7 dead CHILDREN

The US drone strike in Kabul, which allegedly killed seven children, was “fair”, followed proper procedures and eliminated “at least one” person who was a “facilitator” of ISIS-K terrorists, the top US military officer said.

Sunday’s strike had targeted a vehicle in Kabul that the U.S. Central Command said represented a “imminent” threat to the evacuation efforts that were underway at Hamid Karzai International Airport at the time.

However, local media and the Taliban said ten civilians were killed as a result - seven of them children.

Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley spoke to Pentagon reporters on Wednesday, reiterating CENTCOM’s claim that “Secondary explosions” was evidence that the vehicle was intended to attack the airport.

“At this point, we believe the procedures were followed correctly and it was a fair strike," he told reporters, adding “at least one” person killed was one “Facilitator” for the terrorist group Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K). It was ISIS-K that claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing last Thursday outside the airport, in which about 200 Afghans and 13 US troops were killed.

“Were the others killed?” Yes. Who are they? We do not know, “ Said Milley, adding that there would be an investigation.

Originally, CENTCOM said that there was “No indications” of civilian casualties from “self defense” strike. After local reports identified the victims by name, CENTCOM spokesman Ctain Bill Urban said they would be “Deeply saddened by any potential loss of innocent lives." He maintained that the losses were not caused by the American drone, but by the explosion of the vehicle itself, however.

“We know that there were significant and powerful subsequent explosions as a result of the destruction of the vehicle, indicating a large amount of explosive material inside that may have caused further losses," Said Urban on Sunday.

Asked about the civilian casualties on Monday, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters that they are “Not able to contest it right now."

Shortly afterwards, the last US planes took off from Kabul and ended the two-week air lift, which President Joe Biden on Tuesday would describe as “An extraordinary success."

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