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Airstrike Hits Doctors Without Borders Hospital in Afghanistan
The New York Times ^ | 10/03/2015 | Alissa J. Rubin

Posted on 10/03/2015 7:29:06 AM PDT by ScottWalkerForPresident2016

KABUL, Afghanistan — A United States airstrike appeared to have badly damaged a hospital run by Doctors Without Borders in the Afghan city of Kunduz early Saturday, killing at least nine hospital staff members and wounding dozens, including patients and staff.

The United States military, in a statement, confirmed the 2:15 a.m. airstrike, saying that it had been targeting individuals “who were threatening the force” and that “there may have been collateral damage to a nearby medical facility.”

Accounts differed as to whether there had been fighting around the hospital that might have precipitated the strike. Two hospital employees, an aide who was wounded in the bombing and a nurse who emerged unscathed, said that there had been no active fighting nearby and no Taliban fighters inside the hospital.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; airfoce; airstrikes; docswithoutborders; doctorswoborders; doctorswoutborders; doctorswthtborders; drswithoutborders; dwb; obama; oef; usaf
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1 posted on 10/03/2015 7:29:06 AM PDT by ScottWalkerForPresident2016
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To: ScottWalkerForPresident2016

Putin’s bombing terrorists.

Obama’s bombing doctors.


2 posted on 10/03/2015 7:32:55 AM PDT by moovova
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To: ScottWalkerForPresident2016

Killing Doctors without Borders personnel in a hospital is grossly inept. However, it is doubtful that we’ll see those heart rending photos of civilian deaths that our newspapers ran after our government accused the Russians of bombing civilians in Syria this week.


3 posted on 10/03/2015 7:35:24 AM PDT by txrefugee
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To: ScottWalkerForPresident2016
Airstrike Hits Doctors Without Borders Hospital in Afghanistan

The 0bama regime will now be further restricing our military.

If you set up shop in a war zone, you take your chances.

4 posted on 10/03/2015 7:35:51 AM PDT by The Sons of Liberty (Why Have Boehner & McConnell Advanced 0bama's Agenda Faster Than Pelosi & Reid?)
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To: ScottWalkerForPresident2016
Were there any secondary explosions?


5 posted on 10/03/2015 7:44:18 AM PDT by darkwing104 (Forgive but don't forget)
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To: ScottWalkerForPresident2016

I feel badly for the pilot...

Someone up line screwed up badly...someone in the command structure approved the strike...

I find it hard to believe the military targeted a hospital on purpose...


6 posted on 10/03/2015 7:46:02 AM PDT by Popman (Christ alone: My Cornerstone...)
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To: ScottWalkerForPresident2016

Reports now sayng this attack went on for 30 minutes to an hour even while the facility was communicating that it was a hospital


7 posted on 10/03/2015 7:50:18 AM PDT by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: txrefugee

Hanging around terrorists in war zone carries its own special set of dangers. Doctors without borders are a nest of spies, and not just U.S spies.


8 posted on 10/03/2015 7:51:32 AM PDT by Fhios
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To: ScottWalkerForPresident2016

I think it was Rush talking just the other day about NO stories of collateral damage from the Russian bombing and how there would be 24/7 coverage of any from American bombing.

Hmmm. Does he have ESPN or something?


9 posted on 10/03/2015 8:04:25 AM PDT by Tupelo (Honest men may go to Washington, but Honest men do not stay in Wahington.)
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To: ScottWalkerForPresident2016

It’s all good, though, the US uses smart bombs.


10 posted on 10/03/2015 8:10:29 AM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: ScottWalkerForPresident2016

Well that sure blows that if you like your Dr you can keep him crap to hell


11 posted on 10/03/2015 8:12:43 AM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom)
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To: ScottWalkerForPresident2016

Damn. Just, Damn. :(


12 posted on 10/03/2015 8:19:53 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: ScottWalkerForPresident2016
If this turns out to be a CF, then it just proves that homos and liberal women have no place in directing the USAF. As it is, the USAF Command has been subverted by PC officers and politicians. There needs to be Curtis LeMay type officers at the top. I know after Benghazi Obama and Clinton fired several of them when they opposed their orders.
13 posted on 10/03/2015 8:34:28 AM PDT by vetvetdoug
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To: moovova

“Putin’s bombing terrorists.
Obama’s bombing doctors.”

Well stated...why should we claim the moral high ground, again?


14 posted on 10/03/2015 8:43:36 AM PDT by BobL (REPUBLICANS - Fight for the WHITE VOTE...and you will win (see my 'profile' page))
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To: Popman
I find it hard to believe the military targeted a hospital on purpose...

Barack was told that there was a group of pro-life, limited government Jews meeting at that location and he gave the order.

15 posted on 10/03/2015 9:02:38 AM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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To: moovova
Putin’s bombing terrorists. Obama’s bombing doctors.

Took the words right out of my mouth.

16 posted on 10/03/2015 9:12:14 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: ScottWalkerForPresident2016

This is getting uglier by the minute

MSF claims Nato/ US had its GPS coordinates for months most recently this week and the attack went on for an hour even as they communicated urgently they were under attack

UN may investigate for war crimes

Bad day for some American pilot who,was fed bad targeting information


17 posted on 10/03/2015 9:28:10 AM PDT by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: ScottWalkerForPresident2016

This is getting uglier by the minute

MSF claims Nato/ US had its GPS coordinates for months most recently this week and the attack went on for an hour even as they communicated urgently they were under attack

UN may investigate for war crimes

Bad day for some American pilot who,was fed bad targeting information


18 posted on 10/03/2015 9:28:15 AM PDT by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: ScottWalkerForPresident2016

I have not heard one word about this disaster on TV!!! NOT ONE!! WHY??


19 posted on 10/03/2015 9:37:52 AM PDT by Ann Archy (ABORTION....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Ann Archy

Because our media is now the new TASS.


20 posted on 10/03/2015 9:39:32 AM PDT by dfwgator
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