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Pentagon to make ‘condolence payments’ to Kunduz victims
[IsraelTimes] 22 confirmed dead, 33 still missing from October 3 airstrike on Doctors Without Borders hospital in AfghanistanThe Pentagon announced Saturday it would make payments in compensation for those killed and injured by US The group, known by its French acronym MSF, has demanded an independent international investigation. It says 33 people are still missing after the October 3 attack, in addition to 12 MSF staff and 10 patients already confirmed dead. "The Department of Defense believes it is important to address the consequences of the tragic incident," Pentagon front man Peter Cook said in a statement, adding that US Forces-Afghanistan (USFOR-A) also has the authority to pay for repairs to the hospital. "One step the department can take is to make condolence payments to civilian non-combatants injured and the families of civilian non-combatants killed as a result of US military operations." Cook said USFOR-A would determine "appropriate payments" through discussions with those affected. The attack caused MSF to close the trauma center, seen as a lifeline in a war-battered region with scant medical care. The strike came just days after the Taliban overran the city, with many residents maimed after pitched street battles. US President Barack Obama It’s very rare that I come to an event where I’m like the fifth- or sixth-most interesting person.... has apologized to MSF, admitting the strike was a mistake. Three separate probes -- by the US military, NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A collection of multinational and multilingual and multicultural armed forces, all of differing capabilities, working toward a common goal by pulling in different directions... and Afghan officials -- are under way. But the charity, which has condemned the attack as a war crime, is stressing the need for an international investigation, saying the bombing raid contravened the Geneva Conventions. Posted by: trailing wife 2015-10-11 |
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