US will not punish troops for deadly Kabul drone attack:

Pentagon says it does ‘not anticipate issues of personal accountability’ over August drone attack that killed 10 Afghan civilians. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has decided against disciplining any members of the United States military for an August drone attack in Kabul that killed 10 civilians, including seven children, the New York Times and several US news outlets reported, citing unnamed officials.An internal Pentagon review concluded last month that the August 29 bombing in the Afghan capital did not violate the laws of war and was not caused by misconduct or criminal negligence.The New York Times first reported on Austin’s decision on Monday, citing an unidentified senior Pentagon official who said the defence secretary had approved a recommendation from two US military commanders not to discipline any personnel involved in the attack. The Washington Post and NBC News later confirmed the decision.

Asked about the investigation during a news briefing on Monday afternoon, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby did not directly confirm the US media outlets’ reports. Kirby said last month’s review left it to US commanders to reprimand military officials over the drone attack if necessary, saying that Austin had asked two top generals for recommendations on how to proceed after the bombing.The generals submitted their recommendations, which did not deal “with issues of accountability”, and Austin approved them, Kirby said, without elaborating.

“I do not anticipate there being issues of personal accountability to be had with respect to the August 29 air strike,” Kirby said... Source: aljazeera.com