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Now they apologize and it doesn't finish with apologizing. you see what's happened here. >> several members of that man's family were killed when the u.s. military hit the wrong target on august 29th killing ten, including seven children. the u.s. has apologized, calling it, quote, a tragic mistake. msnbc foreign correspondent matt bradley is in london with the latest. matt, what are we hearing from the families and do we know if the u.s. government has responded? >> reporter: yeah, i mean, we are hearing various things. you heard from those interviews. they have been speaking to various media...

One of the factors your report alluded to in terms of still having the ability to launch these drone strikes, the fact is we should be really asking the us chain of command, is the level of human intelligence that is now available given that all us forces, as far as we are aware, have left the country. because human is a huge part of the positive identification process. now, if we look at the schedule of events that occurred on august 26th, you had islamic state suicide bombs, two big ones going off outside kabul airport, and those explosions killed 13 us marines. three days later, on august 2...

That is now available given that is now available given that all us forces, as far as we are aware, have left the country. because human is a huge part of the positive identification process. now, if we look at the schedule of events that occurred on august the 26, you had islamic state suicide bombs, two big ones going outside kabul airport, and those explosions killed 13 us marines. one august 29th, this drone strike went in. those three days, the us were on edge. i have been trying to get things going on and we were aware that there were seven suicide vest on the loose and a vehicle on the ...

Outside of kabul airport, and those explosions killed 13 us marines. three days later, on august 29th, this drone strike went in. so for three days, the us were on edge. i've been trying to get things going on and we were aware that there were seven were aware, through intelligence channels, that there were seven suicide vests on the loose and a suicide vehicle on the loose with car bombs as well. the us will have been on edge, wanting to try to intercept these suicide threats to the airport. but it is the human and the positive id functions of the air strike process that have gone massively w...

Of the secretary of defense, discussing potential payment to the family for their loss. but if the u.s. now believes we should pay reparation to the families of innocent victims killed by our military forces, there are many, many others waiting in line. the botched august 29th drone strike is hardly the first time the u.s. has mistakenly killed innocent people in its rudderless war on terror. according to "the new york times", the u.s. has admitted to killing hundreds of civilians since it invaded afghanistan in 2001, dozens were killed at a wedding in afghanistan's southern kandahar province ...