Air Force secretary selects investigator for botched Afghan drone strike

Published September 21, 2021 2:46pm ET



Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has selected the investigator who will examine the botched airstrike that targeted an Afghan aid worker.

Lt. Gen. Sami Said, the Department of the Air Force inspector general, will “investigate the facts and circumstances relating to the civilian casualty event,” a spokesperson for the Air Force said in a statement.

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