The Pentagon’s latest admission illustrates the botched intelligence behind the strike that mistakenly killed 10 civilians in August.
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Police Officer Stabbed on French Riviera, Authorities Say
Gérald Darmanin, France’s interior minister, said an assailant had stabbed an officer in Cannes. The motive for the attack was not immediately clear.
Young Marines in Kabul Were Left to Run Final Days of Evacuation
The young Marines in Kabul were left to determine who was evacuated from Afghanistan and who was left behind. The cost was high.
Video Showed Child in Area Minutes Before Kabul Drone Strike
An investigation of the Aug. 29 airstrike, which mistakenly killed 10 civilians, including seven children, did not recommend any disciplinary action.
ISIS Poses a Growing Threat to New Taliban Government in Afghanistan
The Taliban takeover was supposed to bring an end to war, the new government promised. But a growing insurgency is upending security and raising alarms for the international community.
Dozens Killed in ISIS Attack on Military Hospital in Afghanistan’s Capital
The fall of the Western-backed government in August and the Taliban takeover of the country have been followed by an increase in Islamic State attacks across Afghanistan.
Dozens Killed in Attack on Military Hospital in Afghanistan’s Capital
No group has claimed responsibility for the violence, but the Islamic State has struck more often since the fall of the U.S.-backed government in August.
After Violent Standoff, Pakistan Strikes Deal With Banned Islamist Group
The pact, announced Sunday, defused a crisis that had paralyzed several cities, but it also highlighted the government’s struggle to assert itself against religious extremists.
U.S. Military Jury Condemns Terrorist’s Torture and Urges Clemency
Seven senior officers rebuked the government’s treatment of an admitted terrorist in a handwritten letter from the jury room at Guantánamo Bay.
France and the United States Seek an Elusive Reconciliation
The Biden administration is poised to offer the French some defense-related emollients after their falling out over a sabotaged submarine deal. But some damage may last.