JOHN KING, CNN ANCHOR: Well, the Pentagon acknowledging today that one of its bombs went awry in Afghanistan, aimed for a military target, instead hitting a residential area just outside of Afghanistan's capital city. Joining us with the very latest, CNN's Kathleen Koch standing by at the Pentagon -- Kathleen.</s>KING: Kathleen, this has been a question raised from, since the very beginning, the administration saying that it hoped -- hoped -- to avoid any civilian casualties. This the first major example, and according to the early numbers, four people so far. Any reaction from the Pentagon at all yet on maybe additional precautions they might take as a result of this?</s>KOCH: No word here of any additional precautions, John. Of course, with the very sophisticated weaponry that the Pentagon is using at this point, it has become possible for them to target up to the precise, you know, not just mile, but foot, its targets. But again, even in the case of very precise weaponry like this, there is human involvement. Humans have to key in these targets. And when you're talking about a target of opportunity like this, something which is just spotted, then that crew right there on that aircraft, has to key in those coordinates. And just getting the coordinates off by one number can send that missile far off its target. So obviously, they have been and will continue doing their very best to avoid those civilian areas.</s>KING: Kathleen Koch at the Pentagon. Thank you very much.</s>KOCH: You're welcome. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
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