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| Afghan hospital bombing: Pentagon to pay compensation to families | |
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| The Pentagon has announced it will pay compensation to families of those killed and the injured from US air strikes on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz. | The Pentagon has announced it will pay compensation to families of those killed and the injured from US air strikes on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz. |
| The group, known by its French acronym MSF, has demanded an independent international investigation. It says 33 people are still missing after the 3 October attack in addition to 12 MSF staff and 10 patients already confirmed dead. | The group, known by its French acronym MSF, has demanded an independent international investigation. It says 33 people are still missing after the 3 October attack in addition to 12 MSF staff and 10 patients already confirmed dead. |
| Related: The bombardment of a hospital is a too-frequent 'accident'. It's also a war crime | Bernard Kouchner | Related: The bombardment of a hospital is a too-frequent 'accident'. It's also a war crime | Bernard Kouchner |
| “The Department of Defence believes it is important to address the consequences of the tragic incident,” said Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook, adding that US Forces-Afghanistan (USFOR-A) also had the authority to pay for repairs to the hospital. | “The Department of Defence believes it is important to address the consequences of the tragic incident,” said Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook, adding that US Forces-Afghanistan (USFOR-A) also had the authority to pay for repairs to the hospital. |
| “One step the department can take is to make condolence payments to civilian non-combatants injured and the families of civilian non-combatants killed as a result of US military operations.” | “One step the department can take is to make condolence payments to civilian non-combatants injured and the families of civilian non-combatants killed as a result of US military operations.” |
| Cook said USFOR-A would determine “appropriate payments” through discussions with those affected. | Cook said USFOR-A would determine “appropriate payments” through discussions with those affected. |
| The attack caused MSF to close the trauma centre, seen as a lifeline in a war-battered region with scant medical care. | The attack caused MSF to close the trauma centre, seen as a lifeline in a war-battered region with scant medical care. |
| The strike in the days after the Taliban overran the city, with many residents wounded after pitched street battles. | The strike in the days after the Taliban overran the city, with many residents wounded after pitched street battles. |
| Barack Obama has apologised to MSF, admitting the strike was a mistake. | Barack Obama has apologised to MSF, admitting the strike was a mistake. |
| Three separate probes – by the US military, NATO and Afghan officials – are under way. | Three separate probes – by the US military, NATO and Afghan officials – are under way. |
| The charity, which has condemned the attack as a war crime, is stressing the need for an international investigation, saying the bombing raid contravened the Geneva conventions. | The charity, which has condemned the attack as a war crime, is stressing the need for an international investigation, saying the bombing raid contravened the Geneva conventions. |