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U.S. Changes Story on Hospital Airstrike - chairman - 10-06-2015
The U.S. commander of coalition forces in Afghanistan, General John F. Campbell conceded to a Senate committee Tuesday that the airstrike that hit a hospital over the weekend was called by U.S. Special Operations Forces—not their Afghan allies, as the U.S. previously claimed. "To be clear, the decision to provide (airstrikes) was a U.S. decision, made within the U.S. chain of command," Campbell said. "The hospital was mistakenly struck. We would never intentionally target a protected medical facility." At least 22 people died at the medical clinic operated by Doctors Without Borders. Campbell also said Afghan forces will not be able to secure the country on their own next year.
Re: U.S. Changes Story on Hospital Airstrike - vegito12 - 10-06-2015
It is shocking that the USA has changed the story and also this is going to take sometime to get around, and it will be interesting to see the next story about the strike. I reckon that it is interesting to see what the military is saying about this incident, and the people want answers as people lost their lives in this case. I think that the real story may be hidden to try and hide the answers so the people don't cause riots or acts of violence.
Re: U.S. Changes Story on Hospital Airstrike - mooray - 10-08-2015
This is what happens when air strikes are sanctioned without sufficient intelligent on the ground. Someone needs to the blame for that air-strike. Even compensation to the affected families will not bring back those innocent lives. This is unacceptable.