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President Joe Biden wants a 'thorough' government investigation of the US drone strike that killed an Afghan aide worker and his family members, including seven children, the White House said Monday.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki fielded multiple questions about the strike, which the Pentagon now calls a tragic mistake, after a the Pentagon confirmed at a Friday afternoon briefing it had not taken out an ISIS target as the government initially stated.
'So as a human being, as a president, as somebody who has overseen loss in a variety of scenarios, both as a leader and personally, it is his reaction - it's a tragedy. And every loss of life is a tragedy,' Psaki said. 'And he supports the effort to move this forward as soon as possible and have a thorough investigation.
President Joe Biden wants a 'thorough' probe into the US drone strike that killed