Afghans had requested for US air strike in Kunduz: officer

October 05, 2015 20:26

US forces carried out air strikes on a hospital in Afghanistan's besieged Kunduz city only after Afghan forces requested for air support amid a Taliban attack, a top US and NATO commander based in Kabul said here today.

The attack on Saturday had claimed the lives of 22 people including 12 staffers of Doctors without Borders which also include doctors.

"Afghans asked for air support from a special forces team that we have on the ground providing train advice and assist in conduce. The initial statement that went out was that US forces were under direct fire contact," General John Campbell, Commander of US and NTAO forces in Afghanistan said today.

This is different from initial reports which indicated that US Forces were threatened and that the air strike was called on their behalf, Campbell said, adding that he has ordered a thorough investigation into this tragic incident and the investigation is ongoing.

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