Afghan Family Ravaged by U.S. Drone Strike Mistake Wants Headstones for the Dead — and Possible New Life in America

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September 20, 2021

The Pentagon’s admittance to the wrongful targeting of Zamarai Ahmadi, an aid worker with a U.S.-based group, has lifted some of the weight off the family who was falsely accused of ties to the Islamic State. Family members now want compensation from the U.S. government and help in leaving Afghanistan.

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