Whoops. Anyone Can Make A Mistake

[Minimalist]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-44029398

Afghanistan air strike: UN confirms 30 child deaths in April attack

A UN report has found that 30 children were killed and 51 injured in an Afghan air strike last month in the north-eastern province of Kunduz.
The government said after the strike on 2 April that its air force had targeted a gathering of senior Taliban figures
The investigation by the UN found six adults had also been killed in the air strike near a religious school, where an open-air ceremony was under way.

Ah, that good old collateral damage.

[CapnAwesome]

Why are we even there?!?! Gtfo already. Just making the next generation of enemies. It morally disgusts me.

[Minimalist]

We are there for the same reason we were in Vietnam.

No American president wants to be the one who loses a war.  No matter how many we have to lose.  Things are going to shit in Afghanistan, though.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-44047525

Taliban militants have attacked a police base in northern Afghanistan, killing or wounding 25 police officers and kidnapping 31, officials say.

A recent BBC study found that the Taliban now control or threaten much more territory than when foreign combat troops left in 2014.

Taliban fighters are openly active in 70% of Afghanistan, the study found.

Going to be hard to claim victory and leave in this one.

[Quick]

I almost want to say someone was framed. I think their information wasn't good. Does that mean the information was good on the other side? I am not sure.

[Minimalist]

More likely someone simply wasn't careful enough.  Again, the comparison to Vietnam.  We'd wipe out entire villages because we assumed the area was VC controlled.  Sometimes they were.  Sometimes they weren't.  I doubt that the Afghans have any different feelings towards other tribal groups.