0k, assess the post strike activities. ok, let s leave that pentagon briefing now there are in washington and let s get our washington correspondent, gary o donoghue, to sum up what was said there because a lot of questions there about that us drone strikes on suspected islamic state suicide bomber, but the results of that according to local reports in kabul where ten civilian casualties. ., , reports in kabul where ten civilian casualties. . , . casualties. that s right, including, we understand casualties. that s right, including, we understand from casualties. that s right, including, we understand from those - casualties. that s right, including, we understand from those local i we understand from those local reports, a number of children who may have been killed, as what you might call collateral damage. the pentagon saying in the last few minutes it is continuing to assess and investigate that, but significantly, i think, they said they were not in a position to dispute t
the ground. but update on the number of troops on the ground, but are update on the number of troops on the ground, but are you update on the number of troops on the ground, but are you still- the ground, but are you still confident the ground, but are you still confident the the ground, but are you still confident the number- the ground, but are you still confident the number of- the ground, but are you still. confident the number of troops the ground, but are you still- confident the number of troops will be out confident the number of troops will be out by confident the number of troops will be out by the confident the number of troops will be out by the deadline confident the number of troops will be out by the deadline and - confident the number of troops will be out by the deadline and also i confident the number of troops will be out by the deadline and also if. be out by the deadline and also if you can be out by the deadline and also if you can clarify be out
they cannot find. . .faith. .. their bodies. ramin yousufi there, a resident of kabul. i m joined now from kabul by our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. that emotional counter from ramin yousufi, in a way, summing up the tragedy, the horrorfrom afghanistan in the modern era, so many lives lost, so many innocent children being killed. lost, so many innocent children being killed- being killed. year in, year out, sometimes being killed. year in, year out, sometimes it being killed. year in, year out, sometimes it seemed - being killed. year in, year out, sometimes it seemed like - being killed. year in, year out, sometimes it seemed like day | being killed. year in, year out, i sometimes it seemed like day in, being killed. year in, year out, - sometimes it seemed like day in, day out, afghans have lived through these years of war, hoping against hope that the next year would be more peaceful, would be better than the last, only to live and to diary through years that
completely swept away, but the taliban will now wipe away what they see as western institutions, western values, to build their islamic emirate. i think what afghans hold onto, and i think that this includes even some of the taliban, that the achievement of the most educated, connected generation in afghan history, but enough of them will stay to be the checks and balances on taliban rule, that can continue to hold on and to build from those foundations. but it is a big question now and not a certainty. yes. right, lyse doucet, there are good to get your analysis and your thoughts, thank you very much. our chief international correspondent in kabul there for us in life. let me bring you up to date with the very latest coronavirus data we have just had in the uk government and in the latest 24 hour period 26,476
and the seven others, they have four, five, two and 12, three and 11 years. they were all children. but they have killed them in this attack in kabul. how would a person who is an engineer and who works, who hasjobs, charity organisation, they serve about two decades for the poor people, for those people that they. the north part of our country in kabul, how can he be part of a daesh or a suicide attack? it is not possible. we see how, in our lives. sobbing: we gather with our parts of our members of our. how. why they killed our family, our children? seven children. they are all gone now.