Pentagon Offers Money to Relatives of Afghans Killed in Botched US Drone Strike

Pentagon Offers Money to Relatives of Afghans Killed in Botched US Drone Strike
Dr. Colin Kahl, the U.S. undersecretary of defense for policy, in a file photograph. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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A top U.S. military official offered payments to relatives of Afghans who were killed in an errant Aug. 29 U.S. drone strike in Kabul, the Department of Defense said on Oct. 16.

Colin Kahl, the U.S. undersecretary of defense for policy, conveyed the offer to Dr. Steven Kwon, founder and president of Nutrition and Education International (NEI), a Pentagon spokesman told The Epoch Times in an email.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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