Kunduz airstrike 'caused primarily by human error': US
November 25, 2015 22:03
The deadly American air strike on a hospital in northern Afghan city of Kunduz that killed 22 people was caused primarily by "human error" and officers closely associated with the incident have been suspended, atop US general based in Afghanistan said today.
"This was a tragic, but unavoidable accident caused primarily by human error. We failed to meet our own high standard," General John Campbell commander of the US and NATO forces in Afghanistan told Pentagon reporters.
Campbell said those most closely associated with the incident had been suspended from their duties, as he announced the results of an investigation into the October 3 strike.
The hospital run by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) was hit with precise and repeated airstrikes on October 3 for more than a hour, killing 22 people, including children and women.
"I can tell you that those individuals most closely associate with the incident have been suspended from their duties, pending consideration and disposition ofadministrative and disciplinary matters," he said.
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