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Obama Apologizes to Doctors Without Borders for Deadly Hospital Strike
President Obama has personally apologized to Doctors Without Borders for the U.S. airstrike that struck its hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, killing 12 staff members and 10 patients, including three children, on Saturday. White House spokesperson Josh Earnest announced the apology:
"President Obama spoke by telephone with Doctors Without Borders International President Dr. Joanne Liu to apologize and express his condolences for the MSF staff and patients who were killed and injured when a U.S. military airstrike mistakenly struck an MSF field hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, over the weekend."
In response, Doctors Without Borders repeated its demand for an independent investigation into what it has called a possible war crime. The organization has said U.S. forces knew the coordinates of the hospital and continued the attack for half an hour after being informed a hospital had been hit.
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