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| Airstrike Hits Afghan Hospital, Killing at Least 9 | |
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| KABUL, Afghanistan — A United States airstrike appears to have badly damaged the hospital run by Doctors Without Borders in the Afghan city of Kunduz early Saturday, killing at least nine people and wounding dozens, including members of the hospital staff. | |
| The United States military, in a statement, confirmed the 2:15 a.m. airstrike, saying it had been targeting individuals “who were threatening the force” and that “there may have been collateral damage to a nearby medical facility.” | The United States military, in a statement, confirmed the 2:15 a.m. airstrike, saying it had been targeting individuals “who were threatening the force” and that “there may have been collateral damage to a nearby medical facility.” |
| It was not clear where in the hospital compound most of the damage was done. Doctors Without Borders said at least nine members of its staff had been killed and its facility was “very badly damaged.” | |
| “We are deeply shocked by the attack, the killing of our staff and patients and the heavy toll it has inflicted on health care in Kunduz,” the group said in a statement. | “We are deeply shocked by the attack, the killing of our staff and patients and the heavy toll it has inflicted on health care in Kunduz,” the group said in a statement. |
| The aid group said 105 patients and caretakers were at the hospital, along with 80 staff members. | The aid group said 105 patients and caretakers were at the hospital, along with 80 staff members. |
| The hospital was “partially destroyed” in the bombing, and 30 people were “unaccounted for,” the group said. | The hospital was “partially destroyed” in the bombing, and 30 people were “unaccounted for,” the group said. |
| The director of public health for Kunduz Province, Saad Mukhtar, who also confirmed the strike, said that about 30 wounded patients had been rescued and taken to the regional hospital, which is also in the city of Kunduz. | The director of public health for Kunduz Province, Saad Mukhtar, who also confirmed the strike, said that about 30 wounded patients had been rescued and taken to the regional hospital, which is also in the city of Kunduz. |
| Kunduz has been the scene of heavy fighting since Thursday, when Afghan government security forces began a counterattack on the Taliban, who captured the city on Monday. | Kunduz has been the scene of heavy fighting since Thursday, when Afghan government security forces began a counterattack on the Taliban, who captured the city on Monday. |
| A resident who lives near the hospital, and who spoke to staff members there, said that smoke was still rising from the wreckage hours after the strike. He said the bombing had been heavy, and that it was possible that more than one bomb had been dropped. | A resident who lives near the hospital, and who spoke to staff members there, said that smoke was still rising from the wreckage hours after the strike. He said the bombing had been heavy, and that it was possible that more than one bomb had been dropped. |
| Among the dead was the Afghan head of the hospital, Abdul Sattar, the resident said. Both foreign and Afghan staff worked there. | Among the dead was the Afghan head of the hospital, Abdul Sattar, the resident said. Both foreign and Afghan staff worked there. |
| Although the hospital was overwhelmed in recent days by civilians wounded in the fighting, and was running short of supplies, staff members continued to work. | Although the hospital was overwhelmed in recent days by civilians wounded in the fighting, and was running short of supplies, staff members continued to work. |
| From early on, the Taliban had respected the hospital’s request not to bring weapons inside, according to staff members, and the hospital had been a refuge in the shattered city of Kunduz. It was a place where the wounded from all sides were treated. | From early on, the Taliban had respected the hospital’s request not to bring weapons inside, according to staff members, and the hospital had been a refuge in the shattered city of Kunduz. It was a place where the wounded from all sides were treated. |
| The United States began dropping bombs on the Kunduz area on Tuesday in an effort to aid Afghan forces fighting the Taliban. | The United States began dropping bombs on the Kunduz area on Tuesday in an effort to aid Afghan forces fighting the Taliban. |