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| Afghan conflict: MSF demands Kunduz hospital inquiry | Afghan conflict: MSF demands Kunduz hospital inquiry |
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| International charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has demanded an independent inquiry by an international body into the air strikes that hit its hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz. | International charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has demanded an independent inquiry by an international body into the air strikes that hit its hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz. |
| At least 22 people, including MSF staff, were killed in attacks the charity blames on US-led Nato forces. | At least 22 people, including MSF staff, were killed in attacks the charity blames on US-led Nato forces. |
| MSF said it was making the call for an inquiry "under the clear presumption that a war crime has been committed". | MSF said it was making the call for an inquiry "under the clear presumption that a war crime has been committed". |
| The US military says it is investigating the incident. | The US military says it is investigating the incident. |
| Twelve MSF staff members and 10 patients were killed when the hospital was hit as Afghan government forces, backed by the US-led coalition, battled to retake the northern city from Taleban fighters. | Twelve MSF staff members and 10 patients were killed when the hospital was hit as Afghan government forces, backed by the US-led coalition, battled to retake the northern city from Taleban fighters. |
| Dozens were injured and the hospital severely damaged by a series of air strikes lasting more than an hour from 02:00 local time on Saturday morning. | Dozens were injured and the hospital severely damaged by a series of air strikes lasting more than an hour from 02:00 local time on Saturday morning. |
| On its Twitter feed, MSF said: "The hospital was repeatedly and precisely hit during each aerial raid, while the rest of the compound was left mostly untouched. | On its Twitter feed, MSF said: "The hospital was repeatedly and precisely hit during each aerial raid, while the rest of the compound was left mostly untouched. |
| "Not a single member of our staff reported any fighting inside the hospital compound prior to the US air strike on Saturday morning." | "Not a single member of our staff reported any fighting inside the hospital compound prior to the US air strike on Saturday morning." |
| Read more on the battle for Kunduz: | Read more on the battle for Kunduz: |
| Afghan troops are now reported to have recaptured most of Kunduz, six days after it was seized by the Taliban. | Afghan troops are now reported to have recaptured most of Kunduz, six days after it was seized by the Taliban. |
| MSF said it was pulling most of its staff out of the area but some medical staff were treating the wounded at other clinics. | MSF said it was pulling most of its staff out of the area but some medical staff were treating the wounded at other clinics. |
| "The MSF hospital is not functional anymore. All critical patients have been referred to other health facilities and no MSF staff are working in our hospital," a spokeswoman for the charity told AFP news agency. | "The MSF hospital is not functional anymore. All critical patients have been referred to other health facilities and no MSF staff are working in our hospital," a spokeswoman for the charity told AFP news agency. |
| "I can't confirm at this stage whether our Kunduz trauma centre will reopen, or not," she added. | "I can't confirm at this stage whether our Kunduz trauma centre will reopen, or not," she added. |
| MSF says the hospital was a lifeline for thousands in the city and in northern Afghanistan. | MSF says the hospital was a lifeline for thousands in the city and in northern Afghanistan. |
| US President Barack Obama has expressed his condolences and said he would await the conclusions of an inquiry before making a definitive judgement. | |
| The US military said a strike targeting Taliban in Kunduz may have caused "collateral damage", and that the results of a multinational preliminary investigation would be available "within days". | The US military said a strike targeting Taliban in Kunduz may have caused "collateral damage", and that the results of a multinational preliminary investigation would be available "within days". |
| "Additionally, the US military has opened a formal investigation... to conduct a thorough and comprehensive inquiry," it added. | "Additionally, the US military has opened a formal investigation... to conduct a thorough and comprehensive inquiry," it added. |
| The UN called the strikes "inexcusable and possibly even criminal", with Secretary General Ban Ki-moon calling for a thorough and impartial investigation. | The UN called the strikes "inexcusable and possibly even criminal", with Secretary General Ban Ki-moon calling for a thorough and impartial investigation. |