Germany and US drone warfare

 

For years, the US has been using drone attacks to kill people suspected of involvement in terrorism. But these strikes kill civilians too. In August 2021, shortly after the Taliban captured Kabul, a US drone struck a car backing into a courtyard in the Afghan capital. The drone operators, who were thousands of kilometers away, believed they were tracking an ISIS terrorist and that the car contained explosives. They made the decision to fire the missile in a bid to head off an attack on troops and civilians.