"An air strike was then called to eliminate the Taliban threat and several civilians were accidentally struck," General John Campbell said on Monday at a press conference at the Pentagon.
The general declined to comment on the rules under which the US forces were operating, but he promised a thorough and transparent investigation and pledged "we'll hold those responsible accountable and take steps to ensure mistakes are not repeated".
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has questioned the US version of events leading up to the bombing and called for an independent probe.
"Their description of the attack keeps changing—from collateral damage, to a tragic incident, to now attempting to pass responsibility to the Afghanistan government," Christopher Stokes, General Director of MSF, said in a statement.
"There can be no justification for this horrible attack. With such constant discrepancies in the US and Afghan accounts of what happened, the need for a full transparent independent investigation is ever more critical."
The US military had previously reported that its own troops were under fire and had called in the strike, which was carried out by an AC-130 gunship..........http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/10/afghans-asked-air-strike-kunduz-hospital-151005140605920.html
6/10/15
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Pentagone: l'armée US tirera des leçons de la tragédie de Kunduz...
ReplyDeleteSelon Ashton Carter, les militaires américains "regrettent profondément" la perte de vies innocentes.
L'armée US tirera des leçons du bombardement de l'hôpital de l'organisation Médecins sans frontières dans la ville afghane de Kunduz, stipule un communiqué du secrétaire américain à la Défense Ashton Carter publié mardi.
Selon lui, des militaires américains "regrettent profondément" la perte des vies innocentes.
"En effectuant des opérations militaires, les forces armées des Etats-Unis prêtent beaucoup d'attention afin d'éviter la mort de gens innocents, donc quand nous commettons des erreurs, nous les admettons honnêtement. C'est ce que nous faisons en ce moment", a fait savoir le chef du Pentagone.
"Nous ferons tout afin de mener l'enquête sur cet incident tragique, d'en tirer des leçons tout en engageant la responsabilité de ceux qui doivent être punis", a assuré M.Carter......http://sptnkne.ws/RQC
7/10/15