Relatives of Afghan family killed in US strike want face-to-face apologyAimal Ahmadi (R), brother of Ezmarai Ahmadi, who was one of 10 people killed in a US drone strike in Kabul that the US now says was a mistake, stands next to the wreckage of a vehicle destroyed in the attackKABUL - Relatives of the victims of a US drone strike that wiped out 10 members of an Afghan family in a "tragic mistake" demanded a face-to-face apology and compensation on Saturday. A top general admitted the attack was an error, and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin apologised to the relatives of those killed. Haidari, whose brother Naser and young cousins also died, said the US had made no direct contact with the family. "They were not terrorists, and now it is clear for them and all the world to see," he said of his relatives. McKenzie said the US government was studying how payments for damages could be made to the families of those killed.

Source: Bangkok Post September 18, 2021 16:30 UTC