The warning on August 29 came seconds before the missile hit the car, killing 10 civilians, including seven children. The military calls such strikes, which commanders in the field were authorized to take without consulting up the chain of command, "dynamic." Some intelligence officials privately belittle "over the horizon" in Afghanistan as "over the rainbow." That flimsy clue led military commanders to misinterpret Ahmadi's movements over the course of a relatively normal day. Military commanders did not know Ahmadi's identity when they began tracking his movements.

Source: CNN September 18, 2021 17:26 UTC