Drone Crew Blamed For Afghan Civilian Deaths In February

A U.S. military probe has blamed a drone crew and ground commanders for 23 civilian deaths in a February operation in Afghanistan's Oruzgan province, the Los Angeles Times reports.

A Predator crew based in Las Vegas misidentified a convoy of three vehicles carrying 30 civilians as insurgents rushing to attack U.S. and Afghan ground forces, says the report.

Maj. Gen. Timothy McHale, who wrote the report, called the crew's reporting "inaccurate and unprofessional." Based on...