Incoming Commander of Resolute Support forces and United States forces in Afghanistan, U.S. Army General John Nicholson walks during a change of command ceremony in Resolute Support headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 2, 2016. REUTERS/Rahmat Gul/Pool
Voice of America: US Afghan Commander Apologizes for Errant Strike
ISLAMABAD — The new commander of the U.S.-led NATO forces in Afghanistan has apologized to residents of Kunduz for a U.S. airstrike on a hospital that killed 42 people.
U.S. Army General John Nicholson met in Kunduz with representatives of the medical charity Doctors Without Borders and family members of the victims to express his condolences over what he called a “horrible tragedy.”
The deadly airstrike occurred on October 3 in which a U.S. Air Force AC-130 gunship attacked the hospital, killing doctors and patients among others.
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Update: US commander apologises for hospital bombing in Afghanistan (Reuters)
WNU Editor: The Afghan war is spreading and the bloodshed is increasing .... with the exception of those who have been directly impacted by this bombing, hearing an apology for what happened 5 months ago is not on the minds of most Afghans.
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