The hospital, run by the medical charity Doctors Without Borders, was attacked by an Air Force AC-130 gunship, one of the most lethal in the U.S. arsenal. Doctors Without Borders called the attack "relentless and brutal.''
- None of those punished face criminal charges but in many cases a nonjudicial punishment, such as a letter of reprimand or suspension, can effectively end a military career.
General Joseph Votel, head of U.S. Central Command, which oversees the war in Afghanistan, is expected to announce the action Friday at a Pentagon briefing.
The airstrike occurred during an intense battle in Kunduz, after Taliban militants had seized the northern city.
- A military report determined that the U.S. forces involved in the airstrike mistook the hospital for another compound that was serving as a Taliban headquarters.
Officials have said the accident was caused by human error, and that many chances to avert the incident were missed.
[voanews.com]
28/4/16
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Seize soldats américains sanctionnés pour le bombardement de l'hôpital de MSF en Afghanistan...
ReplyDeletePrès de sept mois après le bombardement meurtrier d'un hôpital de Médecins sans frontières à Kunduz, en Afghanistan, le Pentagone doit publier vendredi son rapport d'enquête et annoncer des sanctions contre seize militaires américains.
L'armée américaine s’apprête à annoncer, vendredi 29 avril, avoir pris des sanctions à l'encontre de 16 de ses membres impliqués dans le bombardement meurtrier d'un hôpital de Médecins sans frontières (MSF) à Kunduz, dans le nord de l'Afghanistan, ont déclaré la veille, à Reuters, des responsables américains.
Ces sanctions non-judiciaires qui doivent être annoncées prennent la forme d'une lettre de réprimandes susceptible de mettre fin à la carrière militaire des personnes qu'elles visent......france24.com