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Nearly every factor associated with premature death — poverty, malnutrition, poor sanitation, lack of access to health care, environmental degradation — is exacerbated by the current war. About , people have been killed in the Afghanistan and Pakistan war zone since More than 71, of those killed have been civilians. As of April , more than 71 , Afghan and Pakistani civilians are estimated to have died as a direct result of the war.
Family members of the August 29 drone raid victims told Al Jazeera after the attack that the 10 people killed ranged in age from two to 40 years old. Despite early media reports of civilian casualties, the Pentagon initially defended the attack, stressing that it killed ISKP operatives.
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Austin has asked for a review of the drone raid investigation to include accountability for the measures used to choose the target. The strike came three days after an Islamic State suicide bomber killed 13 U. Following the suicide bombing at the airport, the U. That strike is not under review. The second, mistaken strike came as the U. General Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appeared to blame the fog of war, even as he acknowledged in a statement that the civilian deaths were "heart wrenching".
The authority to carry out strikes in Afghanistan -- against al Qaeda or Islamic State -- will not rest any more with U.
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