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NEW YORK 鈥� Today marks the one year anniversary of the U.S. drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan that killed an aid worker and his family. For a week after the strike, the U.S. government refused to acknowledge its mistake, even defending it by repeating allegations that it had properly targeted an alleged terrorist.

After news footage squarely refuted the government鈥檚 story, the Biden administration finally apologized, and promised to evacuate and eventually compensate the extended family of the mistakenly targeted aid worker, Zemari Ahmadi, as well as his colleagues at Nutrition & Education International staff and headquarters devastated by the strike.

Those killed were Zemari Ahmadi and three of his children, Zamir, 20, Faisal, 16, and Farzad, 10; Romal Ahmadi鈥檚 three children, Arwin, 7, Benyamin, 6, and Hayat, 2; Emal Ahmadi鈥檚 daughter, Malika, 3; the child of Mr. Ahmadi鈥檚 cousin and stepdaughter, Sumaya, 3; and Mr. Ahmadi鈥檚 cousin Naser, 30.

As of today, only 11 of the 144 people the government promised to help are in the United States. 32 of them are still awaiting evacuation in Afghanistan, while the remainder are in third countries awaiting security and immigration processing by the U.S. government.

Below are comments from Dr. Steven Kwon, founder and president of NEI, and Brett Max Kaufman, senior staff attorney with 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 Center for Democracy, in response:

Brett Max Kaufman, senior staff attorney at the 老澳门开奖结果:

鈥淚t鈥檚 been a year since a U.S. drone strike in Kabul wrongly targeted Zemari and wrecked countless innocent lives. Unfortunately, the government still hasn鈥檛 made good on its promises to evacuate our clients, let alone resettle them in the U.S.

鈥淲e鈥檙e grateful for what the government has done to bring many of Zemari鈥檚 loved ones to safety, but for those who remain, the situation is getting more desperate by the day. After the strike, the U.S. government made a rare promise to make amends for the dire consequences of their 鈥榤istake鈥� and it would be a tremendous institutional failure if the government failed to follow through. The government needs to urgently act before it鈥檚 too late.鈥�

Dr. Steven Kwon, founder and president of Nutrition and Education International:

鈥淶emari was a proud father who spoke constantly about building a better future for his seven children. Nothing can bring him, his three sons, or his six nieces and nephews back, but the U.S. government can and must help the innocent people whose lives they destroyed by bringing them to safety and helping them rebuild their lives.

鈥淥n the one-year anniversary of the strike, I鈥檓 hoping my government will finally keep its promise and quickly evacuate all the survivors and their families.鈥�