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Afghans inspect damage of the Ahmadi family house after a U.S. drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 29. The strike, which the Pentagon originally deemed a success in striking an ISIS-K target, killed 10 civilians, none of whom were associated with

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U.S. will provide condolence payments to families of Kabul drone strike victims

11:11am October 16, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

The Aug. 29 U.S. drone strike was supposed to target ISIS-K members, but the attack killed 10 Afghan civilians. Now those victims' families will get unspecified condolence payments.

Internally displaced Afghan families, who fled from Kunduz, Takhar and Baghlan provinces due to battles between the Taliban and Afghan security forces, sit in front of temporary tents on Wednesday at Sara-e-Shamali in Kabul.

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The Taliban Now Control Two-Thirds Of Afghanistan

6:58pm August 12, 2021

by Emily Alfin Johnson

As of Thursday morning, the Taliban now hold 10 provincial capital cities — effectively putting them in control of two-thirds of Afghanistan.