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Inside the Ring: Were Taliban In the Doctors Without Borders Hospital?

The general director of medical charity, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), Christopher Stokes, shows a map of their building in Kunduz city, during a press conference at their office, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015 / AP
October 8, 2015

The circumstances surrounding the recent U.S. AC-130 gunship attack on the Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, remain shrouded in military secrecy.

President Obama already apologized to the group — without awaiting the results of two military investigations — and Gen. John F. Campbell, commander of U.S. forces in the country, called the bombing a mistake. A total of 22 people, including 12 aid workers, were killed in the attack Saturday.

Details of the incident remain murky. The Pentagon and military have declined to discuss the details, citing the ongoing investigations. Gen. Campbell initially said he expected to have key findings of the probe within days, but then backed off making public an early conclusion during his Senate testimony Tuesday.

Read the entire article at the Washington Times.