What led to the drone strike hitting civilians instead of IS fighters?

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The available information does not explain why the drone strike hit civilians

Officials in Nangarhar said the drone strike was intended to target Daesh (Islamic State) fighters in Khogyani district, but it mistakenly hit civilians. The police spokesman, Mubarez Atal, attributed the outcome to an error in targeting, while a deputy defence ministry spokesman, Fawad Aman, said the ministry was investigating the reports. No immediate operational explanation has been provided by US Forces in Afghanistan, the United Nations, or NATO.
Officials said the target was Daesh, but civilians were hit
Nangarhar police spokesman Mubarez Atal said the strike was supposed to target Daesh fighters but mistakenly hit civilians. The incident occurred overnight in Khogyani district, where local officials reported at least nine civilian deaths and six additional civilian injuries.
The defence ministry is investigating, but no technical cause was given
Fawad Aman, a deputy defence ministry spokesman, said the ministry was investigating the reports. The information available so far does not include any confirmed technical or operational reason for the mistaken impact.
No immediate statement came from US Forces, the UN or NATO
The US is described as the only member of the international coalition in Afghanistan providing air support, but there was no immediate statement from US Forces in Afghanistan, the United Nations, or NATO about the strike. Without an immediate statement from those parties, the public explanation for why civilians were hit has remained limited to the officials’ “mistakenly hit” account.
Local death tolls varied, underscoring uncertainty around details
Nangarhar officials gave differing figures, with Atal saying 15 people were killed and another official putting the deaths at as many as 30. A local resident, Jandar Khan, described the victims as “ordinary labourers,” but the variation in numbers further reflects that key strike details had not been conclusively established in the immediate aftermath.

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