President Obama Calls 'Doctors Without Borders' To Apologize For The U.S. Attack On Their Hospital In Afghanistan

NBC: Obama Calls Doctors Without Borders to Apologize for Hospital Airstrike

President Obama called the Doctors Without Borders chief and the president of Afghanistan to apologize for the airstrike on a hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said Wednesday.

The president spoke by telephone with Doctors Without Borders International President Dr. Joanne Liu, to apologize and express his condolences for the organization's staff and patients who were killed and injured when a U.S. military airstrike mistakenly struck a field hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan over the weekend, Earnest told reporters during the White House press briefing.

The president promised a full investigation of the incident.

The president also spoke with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to "express his condolences for the innocent loss of life in that incident," Earnest said.

WNU Editor: Like Abu Gharib in Iraq, this U.S. air strike on an Afghan hospital is going to have a long term impact on the future U.S. role in Afghanistan.

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