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| Afghanistan |
| Red Cross warehouse was full of Talibs and military equipment |
| 2001-10-18 |
British Defense Ministry sources said Wednesday that while the strike of a Red Cross warehouse in the Afghan capital, Kabul, was "regrettable," the compound that was hit housed Taliban guards and military equipment. And, the ministry sources questioned reports that there were symbols on top of the building that identified it as a Red Cross facility. An International Committee of the Red Cross statement said the compound was 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from the Kabul airport and "clearly distinguishable from the air" because its roof was painted with a large red cross on a white background. Tuesday, a Pentagon statement said 1,000-pound precision-guided bombs "inadvertently struck one or more warehouses used by the International Committee of the Red Cross." The statement said the bombs came from a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |