From Yahoo News/AP:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. air strikes killed roughly 26 civilians during a battle in western Afghanistan in early May, the U.S. military said on Friday in a report that calculated a far lower death toll than other estimates.
The U.S. Central Command, which oversees operations in Afghanistan, said a higher civilian death toll was possible and vowed to change its tactics to reduce civilian deaths.
But it said the air strikes were an "appropriate means to destroy the enemy threat" as it battled Taliban forces in Farah Province on May 4.
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My Comment: Trying to make the best out of a very bad situation .... sigh .... it never works. The fact that the video which covered this airstrike has not been publicly released (and will not be released) gives credence to the theory that this was a f___-up. Sadly .... parents and their children died.