U.S. airstrike on Doctors Without Borders hospital

U.S. forces bombed a Doctors Without Borders (MSF) hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan October 3, 2015, killing 30 people

• Nov 5, 2015
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Report reveals grisly details of deadly U.S. airstrike on hospital

Doctors Without Borders says shrapnel from assault on Afghan hospital decapitated worker, killed patient fleeing in wheelchair

• Nov 5, 2015

Afghan official defends request for U.S. strike on hospital

Obama personally apologized and U.S. commander said it was a "mistake," but now Afghan defense chief claims facilty was "safe place" for militants

• Oct 19, 2015

AP: U.S. analysts suspected Taliban at hospital before bombing

New details add to unanswered questions about one of the worst civilian casualty incidents of the Afghan war

• Oct 16, 2015

AP: U.S. analysts knew attacked Afghan site was hospital

American special operations analysts were reportedly gathering intelligence on hospital days before it was destroyed by U.S. strike

• Oct 15, 2015

U.S. to pay victims, families over deadly airstrike

At least 22 people were killed in airstrike on hospital in Kunduz, which the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan call​ed a "mistake"

• Oct 10, 2015

Dozens still missing after U.S. strike on Afghan hospital

Official death toll stands at 22 after American military mistakenly targeted facility run by NGO, but that could double

• Oct 8, 2015

Obama apologizes to Doctors Without Borders

The president promised a full investigation and possible changes to prevent a repeat incident

• Oct 7, 2015

Did U.S. forces overstep authority in Afghan strike?

Obama said force could be used under 3 specific circumstances, and it's unclear if any were met before deadly hospital strike

• Oct 7, 2015

U.S. commander admits mistake in bombing Afghan hospital

Gen. John Campbell tells Congress that it was a U.S. decision to conduct the airstrike and that the hospital was "mistakenly struck"

• Oct 6, 2015

Group calls Afghan hospital bombing a U.S. "war crime"

After Pentagon says strike aimed at Taliban attacking from hospital, Doctors Without Borders says they violated international law

• Oct 6, 2015

Pentagon changes story on hospital airstrike in Afghanistan

Hospital was run by Doctors Without Borders, which operates in many of the world's war zones; 22 people killed by AC-130 gunship

• Oct 5, 2015

Calm returns to Kunduz, pressure mounts on U.S. over airstrike

Afghan security forces back in control of key city after bloody 3-day Taliban siege, but aid group wants to know who blew up its hospital

• Oct 5, 2015

Doctors Without Borders leaves bombarded hospital

Medical charity blames U.S. airstrike in Afghanistan for destroying its hospital and killing 22 people; humanitarian crisis started by Taliban's city takeover worsens

• Oct 4, 2015

U.S.: Strike may have caused Afghan "collateral damage"

Doctors Without Borders staff killed after explosion near Afghanistan hospital that may have been caused by U.S. airstrike

• Oct 3, 2015

2 workers for Doctors Without Borders killed in South Sudan

A logistician and community health worker were killed in separate attacks in the war-stricken country

• Aug 25, 2015

World's first malaria vaccine wins approval

New vaccine falls far short of full protection, but could still help save lives

• Jul 24, 2015

Political considerations delayed WHO Ebola response

AP: World Health Organization resisted declaring a global health emergency while hundreds died

• Mar 20, 2015

Major milestone in Ebola battle

"I am one of the happiest human beings today on earth" says patient who could be her country's last

• Mar 5, 2015