U.S. and NATO war in Afghanistan Commander John Campbell said that the deadly attacks on a hospital in Kunduz on Saturday was a U.S. special operation forces act and not a request from their Afghan allies as earlier stated. The international organisation. Doctors Without Borders, also known as Médecins sans Frontières (MSF), labeled the attack as a “war crime.”

Since the attack on the health facility in Kunduz, where 12 staff members and 10 patients of MSF are included in the casualty, Campbell has been giving different accounts of the incident. This has prompted MSF to strongly call for an independent investigation regarding the issue.

On Saturday, the day the incident happened, the U.S. admitted that it has struck fire in Kunduz but did not know that it has struck the hospital. A day after, it suggested that the hospital had been accidentally struck as the strike took place in the “vicinity” of the hospital. On Monday. Campbell said the Afghans requested the strike and added that U.S. forces in the areas were not “threatened.” And then on Tuesday, a clarification from Campbell stated that the U.S. forces called the airstrike at Afghanistan’s request. Campbell further added, though a request was made by Afghanistan, it had to go through a rigorous U.S. procedure for attacks to go to ground.

MSF labelled the attack as a war crime as it has strongly maintained that coordinates of the hospital were known to the U.S. and Afghan government. The information was updated on Sep. 29. The attack happened on Sep.30. During the course of the attack, MSF staff in Washington and Kabul repeatedly called the military to notify them that they are bombing a hospital, but the attack still pushed through.

MSF General Director Christopher Stokes said on a statement that the U.S. keeps on changing its accounts “from collateral damage, to a tragic incident, to now attempting to pass responsibility to the Afghanistan government,” adding that the U.S. dropped the bombs, thus putting the responsibility of the actions to the U.S. The changes in accounts have strengthened the rejection of MSF to investigations of the U.S., NATO and Afghan government regarding the strike. The organisation has requested for an independent investigation since the attack took place.

On Sunday, MSF has announced that it will pull out of Kunduz.

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