Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Gen. John Campbell The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan says the recent airstrike on a hospital in the northern city of Kunduz was a mistake.

Top general in Afghanistan: US strike on hospital a mistake

Associated Press
By DEB RIECHMANN 25 minutes ago
FILE - In this Dec. 28, 2014 file photo, Gen. John Campbell is seen in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghan forces who reported being under Taliban fire requested the U.S. airstrike that killed 22 people at a medical clinic in northern Afghanistan over the weekend, the top commander of American and coalition forces in Afghanistan said Monday, correcting an initial U.S. statement that the strike had been launched because U.S. forces were threatened. The strike wasn't sought by Campbell said at a hastily arranged Pentagon news conference. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini, File)
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan says the recent airstrike on a hospital in the northern city of Kunduz was a mistake.
Gen. John Campbell tells the Senate Armed Services Committee that it was a U.S. decision to conduct the airstrike and that the hospital was "mistakenly struck."
Campbell's testimony came three days after the airstrike on the medical clinic killed at least 22 people and wounded dozens more.
The clinic was operated by the medical charity Doctors Without Borders.
Campbell said Monday that the airstrike was requested by Afghan forces who reported being under Taliban fire.
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