WASHINGTON, 19 September 2021, (TON): For the United States, Friday's apology for a drone strike that killed 10 innocent civilians in Afghanistan last month was a rare admission of a deadly and damaging mistake.

For the family still reeling from their loss, it was far from enough.

"No one has contacted with us to apologize” Emal Ahmadi, whose toddler Malika was among seven children killed in the August 29 blast, told media.

Ahmadi said “he was surprised to hear that the U.S. had offered publicly apologized for the incident, since he had yet to hear from a single official himself.”

However, he also said that an apology would not suffice. I lost ten members of our family and the U.S. should pay.

"U.S. should pay compensation for us and should transfer us from Kabul."

Emal Ahmadi, left, has been mourning in the weeks since an American drone strike targeted and hit a vehicle in his family's Kabul home.Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images file

Of course, said Ramin Yousuf, a cousin of Ahmadi who served as a military instructor with Afghan forces before the Taliban took control of Kabul, what the family really wants is their loved ones back.

"In one minute, we (lost) everything," said Yousuf, 31. "What pain does this apology cure?"

But, he added "we have no choice but this."