Pentagon report says airstrike on afghan hospital wasnt a. Zeid raad al hussein said that if an investigation found the. Airstrike on afghan hospital was us decision, admits us. Us airstrike hits mosul hospital used by isis iraqi special forces medics carry a man wounded by an isis mortar shell to a neighborhood hospital in mosul, iraq, on nov. The attacks seriously damaged a hospital that was being rebuilt for the afghan. At 2 am the airstrike lasted for approximately 30 min and totaled in 211 rounds impacting the hospital and surrounding areas. Doctor recalls being bombed in the 2015 us airstrike. At least 12 staff members and seven patients including three children were killed when the hospital, run by doctors without borders, was badly damaged in the airstrike early saturday in. Wahidullah, a fouryearold who was at the doctors without borders hospital hit by a united states airstrike in kunduz, is treated at another hospital in kabul, afghanistan, oct. Later, the united states commander in afghanistan, general john f. A deadly airstrike that hit a hospital in the afghan city of kunduz was the result of a mistake made within the us chain of command, the us commander of international forces in afghanistan said on.
A us airstrike is believed to have hit a hospital run by doctors without borders in afghanistan, killing at least three staff. Ap insights ap definitive source ap images spotlight ap explore ap books. However, despite the taliban attacks hitting the headlines, united nations. Us airstrike hits hospital in kunduz, afghanistan rt world news. Us airstrikes hit doctors without borders hospital in. Campbell, said that afghan forces told us forces on the ground that they needed air support. The us military remains responsible for the targets it hits, even though it is part. The us hit a huge hospital full of wounded patients and msf staff. Dozens of patients and staff were wounded, and the.
Doctors without borders hospital hit by airstrike in afghanistan. Oct 03, 2015 pentagon has admitted its airstrike erroneously hit a hospital in afghanistan that killed 22 people, adding that the afghan military had requested the use air power. Mailing address counterpunch po box 228 petrolia, ca 95558 telephone 1707 6293683. Us airstrike on doctors without borders hospital in. Oct 05, 2015 the controversy over the deadly us bombing of a hospital in afghanistan has taken another twist after a senior us commander said the airstrike that killed 22 people had been requested by afghan. Airstrike hits doctors without borders hospital in. At least 19 were killed when a hospital run by doctors without borders in the city of kunduz was hit by an apparent us airstrike. A doctors without borders hospital in afghanistan was struck accidentally after afghan forces called for u. Jason cone, executive director of doctors without borders in the united states, said hospital officials in kunduz immediately reached out to u.
Washington ap afghan forces who reported being under taliban fire requested the us airstrike that killed 22 people at a medical clinic in northern afghanistan over the weekend, the top commander of american and coalition forces in afghanistan said monday, correcting an initial us statement that the strike had been launched because us forces were. Us airstrike kills 19 in a doctors without border hospital. There were 105 patients and about 80 msf staff at the hospital at the time of bombing and. An employee of doctors without borders walks inside the charred remains of the organizations hospital after it was hit by a u. Us investigating airstrike that hit doctors without borders.
Oct 05, 2015 calm returns to kunduz, pressure mounts on u. Today the us government has admitted that it was their airstrike that hit our hospital in kunduz and killed 22 patients and msf staff. Airstrike hits doctors without borders hospital in afghanistan. The hospital was hit by a coalition airstrike on 2. Us airstrike hits kunduz hospital human rights watch afghanistanusairstrikehitskunduzhospital 14. Sans frontieres msf in kunduz, afghanistan, was hit by repeated united states air strikes, killing 42 people. Us airstrikes hit doctors without borders hospital.
Twelve doctors without borders staff were killed and 37 other people were seriously wounded after an apparent u. American airstrikes hit afghan hospital, killing at least. Afghan forces requested us airstrike that hit hospital the. The top commander of us and coalition forces in afghanistan, general john f. The us airstrike resulted in deaths of 14 medical staff, 24 patients.
Oct 03, 2015 us airstrikes hit a medecins sans frontieres msf hospital in kunduz, afghanistan, raising grave concerns about whether us forces took sufficient precautions to identify and avoid striking the. Us airstrike hits hospital in kunduz, afghanistan rt. He noted that the kunduz airstrike happened one day after a us c cargo plane crashed at an air base in northern afghanistan, killing all six us crew. Afghan forces requested us airstrike that hit hospital, gen.
Afghan bomber hits medical facility near us base, 2 killed ap news. The recent airstrike on a hospital in afghanistan was only the latest in a string of errors that have resulted in civilian deaths. At least nine have died after a united states airstrike hit a doctors without borders hospital in the afghan city of kunduz. Death toll rises in suspected us airstrike on afghan hospital.
At a news conference, afghanistan interior ministry spokesman sediq sediqi said 10 to 15 terrorists were hiding in the hospital. Airstrike kills 19 at doctors without borders hospital. Us says afghans requested airstrike that struck kunduz hospital. Oct 03, 2015 a us airstrike is believed to have hit a hospital run by doctors without borders in afghanistan, killing at least three staff. Apr 29, 2016 the pentagon announced friday that 16 military personnel would be disciplined for the deadly u. Pentagon admits us airstrike hit doctors without borders. The united states government admitted that it was a u. Campbell, said the airstrike was requested by afghan forces who had come under taliban fire. Middle east obama offers condolences to hospital staff killed during us airstrike. Afghan bomber hits medical facility near us base, 2 killed.
Oct 06, 2015 mailing address counterpunch po box 228 petrolia, ca 95558 telephone 1707 6293683. Airstrike hits doctors without borders hospital in afghanistan the. Kabul, afghanistan ap a powerful suicide bombing targeted an. Aug 16, 2016 sanaa, yemen an airstrike hit a hospital supported by doctors without borders in northern yemen on monday, the international humanitarian group said, killing at least 11 people and wounding at. Oct 03, 2015 a us airstrike appears to have hit a hospital run by medecins sans frontieres in the afghan city of kunduz, killing nine staff members and injuring up to 37 people. The pentagon announced friday that 16 military personnel would be disciplined for the deadly u. Oct 05, 2015 a doctors without borders hospital in afghanistan was struck accidentally after afghan forces called for u. Oct 07, 2015 the leader of american forces in afghanistan, gen. Afghan troops work to clear city of kunduz after taliban assault. Doctors without borders denies taliban were firing from. Dec 09, 2016 us airstrike hits mosul hospital used by isis iraqi special forces medics carry a man wounded by an isis mortar shell to a neighborhood hospital in mosul, iraq, on nov. Us investigating airstrike that hit doctors without.
Pentagon report says airstrike on afghan hospital wasn. The attack comes as reports emerge that an air strike killed some villagers in eastern. Doctors without borders, msf, staff are seen after a u. General is said to think afghan hospital airstrike broke u. Us airstrike hits doctors without borders hospital in. The airstrike on the hospital is among the worst and most visible cases of civilian deaths caused by us forces during the 14year afghanistan.
Pentagon has admitted its airstrike erroneously hit a hospital in afghanistan that killed 22 people, adding that the afghan military had requested the use air power. Their description of the attack keeps changingfrom collateral damage, to a tragic incident, to now attempting to pass responsibility to the afghanistan government. Oct 06, 2015 the airstrike on the hospital is among the worst and most visible cases of civilian deaths caused by us forces during the 14year afghanistan war that barack obama has declared all but over. Campbell said the attack was a mistake, and we would never intentionally. Airstrike hits hospital in afghanistan the airstrike in the afghan city of kunduz killed at least 19 people at a hospital run by doctors without borders. Us investigating airstrike that hit doctors without borders hospital in afghanistan. A fire is seen after an apparent us airstrike hit a hospital run by doctors without borders in kunduz, afghanistan on oct. Thirty medecins sans frontieres workers are still missing following. Oct 05, 2015 the nongovernmental organization doctors without borders is demanding an independent investigation into the recent us airstrike on one of the its hospitals in afghanistan. Kabul, afghanistan a hospital run by doctors without borders in kunduz was badly damaged early saturday after being hit by what appears to have been an american airstrike, at least 19 people. Airstrike hits doctors without borders hospital in afghanistan georgia novello, a nurse in kabul, comforted an 8yearold girl wounded, along with her mother, in an airstrike in kunduz. The nongovernmental organization doctors without borders is demanding an independent investigation into the recent us airstrike on one of the its hospitals in afghanistan. Oct 05, 2015 the hospital was hit by a coalition airstrike on 2.
Oct 04, 2015 airstrike hits doctors without borders hospital in afghanistan georgia novello, a nurse in kabul, comforted an 8yearold girl wounded, along with her mother, in an airstrike in kunduz. Oct 03, 2015 jason cone, executive director of doctors without borders in the united states, said hospital officials in kunduz immediately reached out to u. Sanaa, yemen an airstrike hit a hospital supported by doctors without borders in northern yemen on monday, the international humanitarian group said, killing at least 11 people and wounding at. The united states military initially said the airstrike was carried out to defend u. Us airstrike apparently hits doctors without borders hospital. Bombing a hospital and killing doctors and wounded or sick persons may. Us says afghans requested airstrike that struck kunduz. Kunduz latest news, breaking stories and comment the. Apr 29, 2016 an employee of doctors without borders walks inside the charred remains of the organizations hospital after it was hit by a u. Us airstrikes hit a medecins sans frontieres msf hospital in kunduz, afghanistan, raising grave concerns about whether us forces took sufficient precautions to identify and avoid striking the. Us commander claims afghans requested deadly airstrike on.
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