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US Strike on Afghan Hospital was 'Frightening Catalogue of Errors': Charity
The US investigation into a deadly air strike on a Doctors Without Borders (MSF) hospital in Afghanistan showed a "frightening catalogue of errors" by American troops, the charity said Wednesday.
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MSF Hospital Strike 'Caused Primarily by Human Error': US General
A US air strike on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Afghanistan that killed at least 30 people was caused primarily by human error, the commander of US forces said today, announcing the results of an investigation.
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Pentagon Says US Military Personnel Rammed Gate of MSF Hospital
U.S. military personnel rammed into the gate of a medical aid group's hospital in Afghanistan last week to enter the grounds of the building hit in a U.S. air strike earlier this month, a Pentagon spokesman said on Monday.
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Hospital Hit in Afghanistan Never a Legitimate Target: US General
The US commander in Afghanistan said today that his forces would never intentionally target a hospital and that all requests from Afghan troops for air support are thoroughly vetted.
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Obama Apologises to Doctors Without Borders for Afghan Hospital Strike
US President Barack Obama telephoned the head of Medecins San Frontieres and apologised for a deadly air strike on the aid group's hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, the White House said today.
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Obama Apologises for Accidental Strike on Afghan Hospital That Killed 22
US President Barack Obama today called the head of medical charity Doctors without Borders (MSF) to apologise for the deadly US air strike on a hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz, the White House said.
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Pentagon Calls Afghan Hospital Strike a Mistake, Seeks Accountability
The United States military took responsibility on Tuesday for a deadly air strike on a hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz, calling it a mistake and vowing to hold people accountable.
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Top US General in Afghanistan Says Hospital was 'Mistakenly Struck'
Gen. John F. Campbell, the commander of U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan, told lawmakers on Tuesday that the American air attack that killed at least 22 people at a hospital in northern Afghanistan were not intended to hit medical staff or patients.
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US 'Mistakenly' Struck Afghan Hospital: Top Commander
The American air strike on a Kunduz hospital was a mistake, the top US commander in Afghanistan acknowledged Tuesday as he urged Washington to consider boosting its post-2016 military presence to repel a Taliban upsurge.
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More Troops May be Needed in Afghanistan Post-2016: US Commander
Washington must consider boosting its military presence in Afghanistan after 2016 if it intends to repel a Taliban upsurge, a US Commander said today as he acknowledged an air strike on a Kunduz hospital was a mistake.
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Afghan Forces Called for Hospital Air Strike, United States General Says
Afghan forces called in a United States air strike on a Kunduz hospital that killed 22 people, the top American commander in Afghanistan said Monday, after medical charity MSF branded the incident a war crime.
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UN to Hold Off on Separate Afghan Bombing Probe for Now
The United Nations said on Monday it would wait for the results of U.S., NATO and Afghan investigations into a deadly air strike on a Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) hospital in Afghanistan before deciding whether to support an independent probe.
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MSF Leaves Afghan City, Calls Hospital Air Strike 'War Crime'
Medical charity MSF said Sunday it had shut down operations in the Afghan city of Kunduz after an apparent US bombing raid on its hospital, demanding an independent investigation into what it labelled a war crime.
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Medical Aid Group Denies Taliban Were Firing From Afghan Hospital Hit by Air Strike
Medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres denied that Taliban fighters were firing from its hospital at Afghan and NATO forces before a suspected US air strike killed at least 19 people in a battle to oust the Islamist insurgents from an Afghan city.
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Barack Obama Promises Full Probe Into Afghanistan Hospital Airstrike
President Barack Obama has pledged a full investigation into an apparent US air strike on an Afghan hospital that killed 19 people, in a bombing the UN said could amount to a war crime.
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US Strike on Afghan Hospital was 'Frightening Catalogue of Errors': Charity
The US investigation into a deadly air strike on a Doctors Without Borders (MSF) hospital in Afghanistan showed a "frightening catalogue of errors" by American troops, the charity said Wednesday.
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MSF Hospital Strike 'Caused Primarily by Human Error': US General
A US air strike on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Afghanistan that killed at least 30 people was caused primarily by human error, the commander of US forces said today, announcing the results of an investigation.
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Pentagon Says US Military Personnel Rammed Gate of MSF Hospital
U.S. military personnel rammed into the gate of a medical aid group's hospital in Afghanistan last week to enter the grounds of the building hit in a U.S. air strike earlier this month, a Pentagon spokesman said on Monday.
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Hospital Hit in Afghanistan Never a Legitimate Target: US General
The US commander in Afghanistan said today that his forces would never intentionally target a hospital and that all requests from Afghan troops for air support are thoroughly vetted.
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Obama Apologises to Doctors Without Borders for Afghan Hospital Strike
US President Barack Obama telephoned the head of Medecins San Frontieres and apologised for a deadly air strike on the aid group's hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, the White House said today.
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Obama Apologises for Accidental Strike on Afghan Hospital That Killed 22
US President Barack Obama today called the head of medical charity Doctors without Borders (MSF) to apologise for the deadly US air strike on a hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz, the White House said.
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Pentagon Calls Afghan Hospital Strike a Mistake, Seeks Accountability
The United States military took responsibility on Tuesday for a deadly air strike on a hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz, calling it a mistake and vowing to hold people accountable.
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Top US General in Afghanistan Says Hospital was 'Mistakenly Struck'
Gen. John F. Campbell, the commander of U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan, told lawmakers on Tuesday that the American air attack that killed at least 22 people at a hospital in northern Afghanistan were not intended to hit medical staff or patients.
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US 'Mistakenly' Struck Afghan Hospital: Top Commander
The American air strike on a Kunduz hospital was a mistake, the top US commander in Afghanistan acknowledged Tuesday as he urged Washington to consider boosting its post-2016 military presence to repel a Taliban upsurge.
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More Troops May be Needed in Afghanistan Post-2016: US Commander
Washington must consider boosting its military presence in Afghanistan after 2016 if it intends to repel a Taliban upsurge, a US Commander said today as he acknowledged an air strike on a Kunduz hospital was a mistake.
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Afghan Forces Called for Hospital Air Strike, United States General Says
Afghan forces called in a United States air strike on a Kunduz hospital that killed 22 people, the top American commander in Afghanistan said Monday, after medical charity MSF branded the incident a war crime.
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UN to Hold Off on Separate Afghan Bombing Probe for Now
The United Nations said on Monday it would wait for the results of U.S., NATO and Afghan investigations into a deadly air strike on a Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) hospital in Afghanistan before deciding whether to support an independent probe.
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MSF Leaves Afghan City, Calls Hospital Air Strike 'War Crime'
Medical charity MSF said Sunday it had shut down operations in the Afghan city of Kunduz after an apparent US bombing raid on its hospital, demanding an independent investigation into what it labelled a war crime.
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Medical Aid Group Denies Taliban Were Firing From Afghan Hospital Hit by Air Strike
Medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres denied that Taliban fighters were firing from its hospital at Afghan and NATO forces before a suspected US air strike killed at least 19 people in a battle to oust the Islamist insurgents from an Afghan city.
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Barack Obama Promises Full Probe Into Afghanistan Hospital Airstrike
President Barack Obama has pledged a full investigation into an apparent US air strike on an Afghan hospital that killed 19 people, in a bombing the UN said could amount to a war crime.
