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by edanm 1589 days ago
I don't know anything about this other than reading it here, but according to Wikipedia at least, the US claimed this was a mistake, apologized for it, and paid reparations.

Not that that makes this ok, but it does put it in the category of "error", not deliberate targeting of civilians (if you believe that narrative, of course).

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>paid reparations

Not sure how well that aged now that the US essentially took all the money from the Afghan central bank.

Also, there have been leaked documents showing that the US would delibrately target ambulances and civilian infrastructure. I don't understand why anybody would take the US military's word as gospel without substantial evidence (and no, apologising and paying reparations after controversy is not compelling evidence that these actions were not delibrate).