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U.S. Commander In Afghanistan Apologizes For Bombing Of Hospital
The new commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan issued an unreserved apology Tuesday to the victims of the United States' bombing of a hospital in the city of Kunduz last year that killed 42 people.
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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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Yemen Hospital Hit By Saudi-Led Air Strikes: Medecins Sans Frontieres
A Yemeni hospital run by medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) was hit by a Saudi-led air strike, the group said today, another bombing of a civilian target in the seven-month air campaign in Yemen.
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Swiss Support International Probe of Afghan Hospital Bombing: Foreign Minister
Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter said today his country supported the use of an international commission based in Bern to probe a deadly US air strike on an Afghan hospital.
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Global Panel Seeks to Investigate US Bombing of Afghan Hospital
An international panel of experts is ready to investigate the US bombing of a Medecins Sans Frontieres hospital in Afghanistan but awaits a green light from both governments, MSF and the Swiss foreign ministry said today.
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Medecins Sans Frontieres Says Global Body Asked to Investigate US Bombing of Afghan Hospital
Medecins Sans Frontieres said on Wednesday an international humanitarian commission has been formally asked to investigate the U.S. bombing of its hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, without saying who had requested it.
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Pentagon to Make 'Condolence Payments' to Kunduz Victims
The Pentagon announced Saturday it would make payments in compensation for those killed and injured by US airstrikes on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz.
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MSF Says 33 Still Missing After US Air Strike
Thirty-three people are still missing five days after a catastrophic US air strike on an Afghan hospital, medical charity MSF said today, sparking fears that the death toll may significantly rise.
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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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US 'Deeply Regrets' Afghan Hospital Deaths: Pentagon Chief
US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter on Tuesday said the Pentagon "deeply regrets" the deaths of 22 people who died in a US air strike on a hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz.
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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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U.S. Commander In Afghanistan Apologizes For Bombing Of Hospital
The new commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan issued an unreserved apology Tuesday to the victims of the United States' bombing of a hospital in the city of Kunduz last year that killed 42 people.
-
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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Yemen Hospital Hit By Saudi-Led Air Strikes: Medecins Sans Frontieres
A Yemeni hospital run by medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) was hit by a Saudi-led air strike, the group said today, another bombing of a civilian target in the seven-month air campaign in Yemen.
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Swiss Support International Probe of Afghan Hospital Bombing: Foreign Minister
Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter said today his country supported the use of an international commission based in Bern to probe a deadly US air strike on an Afghan hospital.
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Global Panel Seeks to Investigate US Bombing of Afghan Hospital
An international panel of experts is ready to investigate the US bombing of a Medecins Sans Frontieres hospital in Afghanistan but awaits a green light from both governments, MSF and the Swiss foreign ministry said today.
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Medecins Sans Frontieres Says Global Body Asked to Investigate US Bombing of Afghan Hospital
Medecins Sans Frontieres said on Wednesday an international humanitarian commission has been formally asked to investigate the U.S. bombing of its hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, without saying who had requested it.
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Pentagon to Make 'Condolence Payments' to Kunduz Victims
The Pentagon announced Saturday it would make payments in compensation for those killed and injured by US airstrikes on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz.
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MSF Says 33 Still Missing After US Air Strike
Thirty-three people are still missing five days after a catastrophic US air strike on an Afghan hospital, medical charity MSF said today, sparking fears that the death toll may significantly rise.
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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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US 'Deeply Regrets' Afghan Hospital Deaths: Pentagon Chief
US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter on Tuesday said the Pentagon "deeply regrets" the deaths of 22 people who died in a US air strike on a hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz.
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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.
