
Bloomberg reports quoting credible sources that during talks to form a cabinet at Kabul Citadel, Mullah Baradar, the head of the Taliban peace negotiating team, was physically attacked by Haqqani network leader Khalil Rahman Haqqani.
Some Afghan media outlets reported an explosion in western Kabul on Saturday morning Details of the blast have not yet been released, but some Afghan media outlets have reported that at least two people were injured in the blast.
"We apologize and try," Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said in a statement, noting that a drone strike in Kabul on August 29 killed 10 people, including seven children, instead of targeting ISIS operatives. "We can learn from this terrible mistake."
Centcom Commander Kenneth Mackenzie said a U.S. drone strike in Kabul last month killed 10 civilians, including seven children. He called the attack a mistake and apologized for it He added that those killed in the attack were unlikely to be members of ISIS or a direct threat to US forces at Kabul airport.
Following the resignation of the Dutch Foreign Minister, the Minister of Defense Ank Bilhold also said on Friday that he was resigning due to the way in which the departure of refugees from Afghanistan was being handled. The Dutch parliament on Thursday strongly criticized the two ministers' performance in creating a safe route for the transfer of thousands of people from Afghanistan.