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| KABUL, Afghanistan — With an initial military assessment confirming civilian casualties in the bombing of a Doctors Without Borders Hospital in Kunduz by an American warplane, Gen. John F. Campbell, the American commander in Afghanistan, has appointed a two-star general from another command to conduct an independent investigation, his office said in a statement on Saturday. | |
| General Campbell, also the commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, said a civilian casualty assessment team had “determined that the reports of civilian casualties were credible.” The investigation, which will be conducted by three senior officers outside his command, will be led by Maj. Gen. William Hickman and supported by two brigadier generals. | General Campbell, also the commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, said a civilian casualty assessment team had “determined that the reports of civilian casualties were credible.” The investigation, which will be conducted by three senior officers outside his command, will be led by Maj. Gen. William Hickman and supported by two brigadier generals. |
| “My intent is to disclose the findings of the investigation once it is complete,” General Campbell said. “We will be forthright and transparent and we will hold ourselves accountable for any mistakes made.” | “My intent is to disclose the findings of the investigation once it is complete,” General Campbell said. “We will be forthright and transparent and we will hold ourselves accountable for any mistakes made.” |
| The announcement came as the death toll in the Oct. 3 bombing, one of the worst episodes of civilian casualties in the Afghan war, rose once again. The AC-130 gunship repeatedly bombed the trauma center in Kunduz, in northeastern Afghanistan, days after the city was overrun by the Taliban. | The announcement came as the death toll in the Oct. 3 bombing, one of the worst episodes of civilian casualties in the Afghan war, rose once again. The AC-130 gunship repeatedly bombed the trauma center in Kunduz, in northeastern Afghanistan, days after the city was overrun by the Taliban. |
| The latest number, provided by Doctors Without Borders, said 13 hospital workers and 10 patients were killed, while two patients and one worker were presumed dead. The organization said it could confirm 27 workers injured, while it might be impossible to determine the number of patients and caretakers wounded in the attack. | The latest number, provided by Doctors Without Borders, said 13 hospital workers and 10 patients were killed, while two patients and one worker were presumed dead. The organization said it could confirm 27 workers injured, while it might be impossible to determine the number of patients and caretakers wounded in the attack. |
| “Efforts are ongoing to determine the identities of seven other unrecognizable bodies found in the wreck of the hospital, all of whom have now been buried,” the organization said in a statement on Saturday. It sees the attack as a war crime. | “Efforts are ongoing to determine the identities of seven other unrecognizable bodies found in the wreck of the hospital, all of whom have now been buried,” the organization said in a statement on Saturday. It sees the attack as a war crime. |