The united states military initially said the airstrike was carried out to defend u. We have now learned that on october 3 afghan forces advised that. If you read us corporate media coverage of this incident, however, us culpability would likely not be evident. Nov 04, 2015 inside the afghan hospital bombed by the u. That is to say, the us persisted in bombing a hospital that it explicitly knew before and during the attack was a hospital. Air force combined forces air component commander cfacc confirmed its manned and unmanned aircraft had released 7,423 weapons in 2019 over the course of 2,434 bombing missions. In october, an msf hospital in kunduz, afghanistan, was all but destroyed by us airstrikes, killing 30 people including medical staff in what the organisation called a blatant breach of. The us dropped more bombs on afghanistan in 2019 than any other year since the pentagon began keeping a tally in 2006, reflecting an apparent effort to. The us dropped more bombs on afghanistan in 2019 than any other year since the pentagon began keeping a tally in 2006, reflecting an apparent effort to force concessions from the taliban at the. Why america dropped mother of all bombs on isis in afghanistan. Oct 08, 2015 washington president obama personally apologized on wednesday to the head of doctors without borders for what he described as the mistaken bombing of its field hospital in kunduz, afghanistan.
Us dropped record number of bombs on afghanistan last year. Sixteen people have been disciplined, but no one will face criminal charges after a doctors without borders hospital was mistakenly bombed during a u. Since opening the hospital in 2011, more than 15,000 surgeries were conducted and more than 68,000 emergency patients were treated. Us bombs afghan hospital while the pentagon now refuses to. Oct 05, 2015 that is to say, the us persisted in bombing a hospital that it explicitly knew before and during the attack was a hospital. Possible us airstrike hits doctors without borders hospital in. Oct 05, 2015 this week a doctors without borders hospital in kunduz afghanistan was bombed by us forces during the campaign to retake the city from the taliban.
Doctors without borders says us airstrike hit hospital in afghanistan. There are 117 governmentrun hospitals in afghanistan and a number of private or internationallyadministered hospitals. Us mistakenly bombs hospital, russia destroys isis command center posted by geauxxxtigers23 on 10515 at 5. Us dropped record 7,423 bombs on afghanistan last year the. Death toll rises to 30 in afghan hospital bombing usa today. Us dropped 7,423 bombs in afghanistan in 2019 a new record. Notes on 73015 i had a visual of people in a desert mourning the loss of life. The us bombs doctors without borders hospital in afghanistan. A bomb crater is seen from the remains of haji fazhul rahmans house in kunduz on oct. Us says they had to bomb afghanistan hospital to get taliban construction site was badly damaged in heavy fighting. The 2017 nangarhar airstrike refers to the american bombing of the achin district located in the nangarhar province of eastern afghanistan, near the border with pakistan. Oct 23, 2015 the new york times peddles excuses for kunduz hospital slaughter by thomas gaist 23 october 2015 in a report tuesday, hospital attack fueled by units new to kunduz, the new york times once. The united states dropped more bombs and other munitions in afghanistan last year than. Then they showed a large metal eagle fly over the desert.
Us alters story on kunduz hospital strike, blames afghan. A few minutes later, he received a chilling update. The escalating american air war over afghanistan took one extended familyand shattered it. The us has dropped 7,423 bombs on targets in afghanistan in 2019, marking a rise from the 7,362 munitions released in 2018, the us air forces central command afcent said in a report released on monday. Northern alliance troops continued to surround kunduz the last major city controlled by the taliban in northern afghanistan this morning, as us bombers attacked the citys. American military investigators are still not sure why a hospital in kunduz was bombed. Commander in afghanistan apologizes for bombing of hospital. The head of the united states military in afghanistan contradicted earlier statements by the u. On april 2017, the united states conducted an airstrike and used the largest nonnuclear bomb in its arsenal, the gbu43b massive ordnance air blast moab, with the goal of destroying tunnel complexes used by the islamic. Later, the united states commander in afghanistan, general john f.
President obama delivered a rare, personal apology to the head of doctors without borders for a u. The figure represents a dramatic increase in bombings in afghanistan in contrast to 2009 when 4,147 bombs were dropped under former president barack obama. Death toll rises in suspected us airstrike on afghan hospital. The us has said its airstrike on an msf facility in afghanistan was a mistake. Medecins sans frontieres condemned the incident, saying all. The damaged hospital in which the medecins sans frontieres msf medical. The remains of the doctors without borders hospital in kunduz, afghanistan, after it. February 7 a suicide bomb blast outside of the supreme court of afghanistan in kabul killed 20 people and injured 48 more.
Bombing a hospital in afghanistan is the modern american way. Oct 03, 2015 msfs full, frequently updated, hardtoread account of all of this is here this strike on a hospital in afghanistan comes days after the saudiled coalition bombed a wedding in yemen that. A doctors without borders hospital in afghanistan was accidentally struck by the us military after afghan forces called for air support to eliminate a threat from the taliban, a us. The latest figures from doctors without borders msf show the u. A doctors without borders hospital in afghanistan was accidentally struck by the us military after afghan forces called for air support to eliminate a threat from the taliban, a us commander. It has been reported that at least 42 people were killed and over 30 were injured. It is illegal to attack hospitals under international humanitarian law, but its not as simple as that, explains a war crimes expert. Jan 23, 2017 according to recently released figures, the united states dropped 26,171 bombs on foreign countries in 2016. Wounded men receive treatment in a hospital after a bomb blast in kabul. Apr 29, 2016 the pentagon announced friday that 16 military personnel would be disciplined for the deadly u. Bombing a hospital in afghanistan is the modern american way of war. Learn more about the attack on our hospital in kunduz, afghanistan, our. Why america dropped mother of all bombs on isis in.
Oct 21, 2015 the us has said its airstrike on an msf facility in afghanistan was a mistake. The us bombing of the kunduz doctors without borders hospital is not the first us or nato airstrike to result in massive civilian casualties, it is only one incident in a long series of mistakes that have been made by the us in afghanistan. Commander in afghanistan apologizes for bombing of. On 3 october 2015, a united states air force acu gunship attacked the kunduz trauma centre operated by medecins sans frontieres msf, or doctors without borders in the city of kunduz, in the province of the same name in northern afghanistan.
Oct 05, 2015 us repeatedly bombs hospital in kunduz, afghanistan by thomas gaist 5 october 2015 a protracted series of precisely targeted us airstrikes ripped through a doctors without bordersmedecins sans frontieres msf medical center in kunduz, afghanistan on saturday, killing at least 22 and wounding at least 37. The best that nobel peace laureate president obama can do after the us bombs and destroys a hospital in afghanistan, killing 22 people, including 12. Msf reported, on saturday after a united states airstrike hit a hospital in the. It might change the attitudes of the american people. Oct 05, 2015 on the other, the us is being accused of razing a hospital in kunduz, afghanistan, killing 19 including three children and even continuing the attack for 30 minutes after being told what.
Obama issues rare apology over bombing of doctors without. Or that it uses dumb bombs or barrel bombs that cause collateral damage. It is unacceptable that the bombing of a hospital and the killing of staff and. They are now saying they had no choice but to bomb the hospital.
The afghanistan papers reveal two decades of white house lies. Campbell said the attack was a mistake, and we would never intentionally. Us did bomb doctors without borders hospital in afghanistan. The hospital was part of a branch called medecins sans frontieres, which is french for doctorswithoutborders.
Washington president obama personally apologized on wednesday to the head of doctors without borders for what he described as the mistaken bombing of its field hospital in kunduz, afghanistan. Oct 05, 2015 a doctors without borders hospital in afghanistan was struck accidentally after afghan forces called for u. Pentagon releases report on botching bombing of hospital. Campbell, said the airstrike was requested by afghan forces who had come under taliban fire. The radically changing story of the us airstrike on afghan hospital. Will its proxies prepare more fake videos that allegedly show such bombings.
Campbell, said that american troops had come under fire in the vicinity of the hospital and that an investigation into the airstrike. Us says they had to bomb afghanistan hospital to get taliban construction site was badly damaged in heavy fighting jason ditz posted on december 15, 2019 december 15, 2019 categories news. Us military bombs doctors without borders hospital in afghanistan. On 3 october 2015, a united states air force acu gunship attacked the kunduz trauma. Airstrike on doctors without borders hospital in afghanistan. Msf nurse lajos zoltan jecs was in the kunduz trauma hospital in northern afghanistan when it was hit early saturday morning, likely by u. Us repeatedly bombs hospital in kunduz, afghanistan world. Taliban launches deadly bomb attack on kabul while holding talks. Us repeatedly bombs hospital in kunduz, afghanistan. Doctors without borders is calling for an independent investigationand you would think journalists would, too, since who. Msf has demanded an international inquiry into the us bombing of its clinic in the afghan city of kunduz, saying the attack may constitute a war crime. Oct 05, 2015 a doctors without borders hospital in afghanistan was accidentally struck by the us military after afghan forces called for air support to eliminate a threat from the taliban, a us commander.
The new york times peddles excuses for kunduz hospital. Us mistakenly bombs hospital, russia destroys isis command. The top united states commander in afghanistan, gen. Us troops disciplined over afghan hospital bombing news. On 3 october 2015, us airstrikes destroyed our trauma hospital in kunduz, afghanistan. Airstrike hits doctors without borders hospital in afghanistan the. First founded in france and being active for fortythree years, msf is known for stationing themselves in warstricken areas. Media are blamed as us bombing of afghan hospital is covered. The site of a bomb attack in zabul, afghanistan, on thursday.
The 92bed hospital was the only facility treating major trauma injuries in all of northeastern afghanistan, serving thousands of people. Dec 08, 2016 the united states central command centcom has today confirmed that it launched an airstrike against one of mosuls main hospitals in support of the iraqi security forces isf, after isf uni. Airstrike hits doctors without borders hospital in afghanistan. One day after warning russia of civilian casualties, the u. Oct 05, 2015 us repeatedly bombs hospital in kunduz, afghanistan by thomas gaist 5 october 2015 a protracted series of precisely targeted us airstrikes ripped through a doctors without bordersmedecins sans. About 16 us military personnel, including one general, have been disciplined in relation to the bombing of a civilian hospital in afghanistan last year that killed 42 people, a senior us official. The pentagon has declared the bombing of a hospital in kunduz, afghanistan, a mistake. Oct 05, 2015 the airstrike that killed at least 22 people at a doctors without borders hospital in kunduz was requested by afghan forces, not u.
Oct 25, 2015 death toll rises to 30 in afghan hospital bombing. Afghanistan near the southern gate of the doctors without borders hospital in this afghan city stands a guard post. Bombing a hospital in afghanistan is the modern american. A doctors without borders hospital in afghanistan was struck accidentally after afghan forces called for u. Msf hospital in syria hit by doubletap barrel bombing. Neither the united states or afghanistan are signatories to the commission, which means that they would have to agree to being. Us bombs afghan hospital while the pentagon now refuses to even comment on the afghan war. Obama apologizes for afghan hospital bombing youtube. The united states embassy in kabul said it mourns for the individuals and families affected by the tragic incident at the doctors without borders hospital. But it will investigate itself to determine how us bombs came to destroy the doctors without borders facility, killing at least 22 people. America admits mistakenly bombing msfs kunduz hospital in. Oct 05, 2015 bombing a hospital in afghanistan is the modern american way of war. Also that day in a roadside bomb in western farah province killed the regions top police official, the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. Us repeatedly bombs hospital in kunduz, afghanistan by thomas gaist 5 october 2015 a protracted series of precisely targeted us airstrikes ripped.
Afghanistan, attack on kunduz trauma centre how does law. For the 22 dead, the injured survivors and the casualties of fighting still going on in kunduz, it was a tragedy. This hospital bombing is sure to complicate the wests rhetoric against russian aggression considering their main talking point is concern over civilian and nonterrorist deaths at the hands of russia in syria. The map below was recently featured in the independent and it was compiled with data. Phyllis bennis on us bombing of afghan hospital fair. Us bombs kunduz, reporters seized in afghanistan, and mm02 floats. Doctors without borders is calling for an independent investigationand you would think journalists would, too, since who knows. The difference is that one required direct presidential approval in large part because it was a massive risk that could have backfired enormously if it had failed, and involved an action that only obama. Us says they had to bomb afghanistan hospital to get. Whats unusual about the kunduz hospital bombing is not that it happened but that it happened to a prominent european organization. As news of the united states bombing of this hospital spreads, it leaves little room for criticism of russian airstrikes. Hospital in afghanistan bombed by us world predictions. Oct 06, 2015 america admits mistakenly bombing msfs kunduz hospital in afghanistan general john campbell, head of us forces in afghanistan, has ordered that all troops in the country be retrained in the rules. Since peace talks between the united states and the taliban collapsed.
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