Posted on 10/03/2015 6:09:02 AM PDT by navysealdad
The U.S. military is investigating whether a U.S. AC-130 gunship was responsible for Saturday morning's attack on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in the Afghanistan city of Kunduz, according to a U.S. military official.
An AC-130 gunship was in the area, firing at the Taliban in defense of U.S. special operations troops who were advising Afghan troops in an ongoing fight against the Taliban, the official said.
The official emphasized this is initial information and that an investigation into what happened and the Taliban presence in the area is ongoing.
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As Jeb Bush stated, “stuff happens”...
prayers for the families of the medical staff...but a war zone is no place for civilians.
Freegards
LEX
Earlier reports said three Doctors were killed now a total of nine works yet there has been no names of the dead released.
MSF has described them as “local staffers” - Afghanis.
Barack Obama & Joe Biden MURDER innocent women, children & doctors! ...Brutal Animals!
Arrest them now!! ...put on trial before the United Nations!
Let’s add Vietnam war “hero” john kerry to that list.
“Doctors without JTACs”
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