be offered.On Aug.... 29, a U.S. Hellfire missile struck a car driven by Zemerai Ahmadi, who had

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — Sorry is not enough for the Afghan survivors of an errant U.S. drone strike that killed 10 members of their family, including seven children. Emal Ahmadi, whose 3-year-old daughter Malika was killed on Aug.... 29, when the U.S. hellfire missile struck his elder brother’s car, told The Associated Press on Saturday that the family demands Washington investigate who fired the drone and punish the military personnel responsible for the strike.“ That is not enough for us to say

" The strike was a tragic mistake," Marine Gen.... He said the decision to strike a white Toyota Corolla sedan, after having tracked it for about eight hours, was made in an" earnest belief"--based on a standard of" reasonable certainty"--that it posed an imminent threat to American forces at Kabul airport.... The car was believed to have been carrying explosives in its trunk, he said....

" The strike was a tragic mistake," Marine Gen.... He said the decision to strike a white Toyota Corolla sedan, after having tracked it for about eight hours, was made in an" earnest belief"--based on a standard of" reasonable certainty"--that it posed an imminent threat to American forces at Kabul airport.... The car was believed to have been carrying explosives in its trunk, he said....

13, 2021 file photo, the Ahmadi family pray at the cemetery next to family graves of family members killed by a US drone strike, in Kabul, Afghanistan.... The family also seeks financial compensation and relocation to the United States or another country deemed safe, said Emal Ahmadi, whose 3-year-old daughter Malika was among those killed in the Aug.... In all, 10 members of the family, including seven children, were killed in the strike....

There were no recommendations for discipline made by the generals, said John Kirby, chief Pentagon spokesperson. The review, done by Air Force Lt.... But he concluded that the strike was a tragic mistake and not caused by misconduct or negligence. Austin asked Gen.... Richard Clark, head of Special Operations Command, to review Said’s conclusions and come back to him with recommendations....

They said that to this day, they have heard nothing from Washington about financial compensation or when they would be evacuated from Afghanistan.... 14, 2021, that they are frustrated and saddened by a decision that no U.S. troops involved in the strike will face disciplinary action.... The strike that killed him and his family members came following the Taliban takeover of the country in mid-August.It also came just days after an Islamic State group suicide bomber killed 13 U.S. troops and 1