The defense secretary has gutted a program designed to safeguard civilians, and we’ve seen the tragic results.
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Five years ago, three days after the Abbey Gate bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members amid the evacuation from Afghanistan, U.S. forces conducted a strike that killed 10 Afghan civilians, including seven children.
The strike came after most of the intelligence collection assets that had facilitated operations throughout the 20-year war had been withdrawn.
