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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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British Troops Among 5 Killed in Kabul Chopper Crash
Two Britons were among five NATO troops killed in a helicopter crash in Kabul, a second blow for British forces Sunday after a Taliban suicide bomber targeted their convoy in the capital.
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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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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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Russia Pursuing 'Losing Strategy' in Syria, Says US Defence Secretary
US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said Monday that Moscow is pursuing a "losing strategy" in Syria amid rising tensions after a Russian fighter jet violated Turkey's air space.
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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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British Troops Among 5 Killed in Kabul Chopper Crash
Two Britons were among five NATO troops killed in a helicopter crash in Kabul, a second blow for British forces Sunday after a Taliban suicide bomber targeted their convoy in the capital.
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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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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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Russia Pursuing 'Losing Strategy' in Syria, Says US Defence Secretary
US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said Monday that Moscow is pursuing a "losing strategy" in Syria amid rising tensions after a Russian fighter jet violated Turkey's air space.
