Thread by @jseldin

Final military recommendations on what to do about the August 29 strike in #Kabul that killed 10 civilians-"None of their recommendations dealt specifically with...personal accountability" per @PentagonPresSec

Earlier from @nytimes: nytimes.com/2021/12/13/us/…

"The recommendations were more about procedure & process" per @PentagonPresSec on review of August 29 strike in #Kabul that killed civilians, saying most of them are classified

@SecDef Lloyd Austin has approved the recommendations, he adds

"The United States is committed...to helping #Ukraine w/their self-defense needs" per @PentagonPresSec

"We just completed a $60 million package" of patrol boats, javelin missiles, ammo, etc, he says, adding the conversation w/#Kyiv is ongoing

re Ukraine-#Russia

Aug 29 #Kabul strike that killed 10 civilians: "What we saw here was a breakdown in process & execution in procedural events, not the result of negligence, not the result of misconduct, not the result of poor leadership"
per @PentagonPresSec

Accountability for the Aug 20 #Kabul airstrike that killed" civilians "absolutely was" considered seriously per @PentagonPresSec

"There was not a strong enough case to be made for personal accountability" he says "That doesn't mean the department is turning a blind eye"

Status of #Afghans, lawful permanent residents & US citizens evacuated from #Afghanistan

Per @PentagonPresSec:
- 31,000 at 7 domestic US bases
- more than 38,000 Afghans, US citizens, lawful permanent residents have already been relocated
- none still at foreign US bases