Obama apologizes for deadly airstrike on hospital

President Obama has apologized to Doctors Without Borders for a U.S. airstrike that killed at least 22 people at its hospital in Kunduz last weekend.

The U.S. has come under mounting pressure from the charitable organization, which has described the attack as a war crime.

"This morning from the Oval Office, President Obama spoke by telephone with Doctors Without Borders International President Dr. Joanne Liu, to apologize and express his condolences for the MSF staff and patients who were killed and injured when a U.S. military airstrike mistakenly struck an MSF field hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan over the weekend," White House press secretary Josh Earnest said at his Wednesday briefing.

U.S. officials initially described the incident as having "collateral damage," and officials also appeared to at first blame Taliban forces or Afghan security, which the U.S. said had requested the airstrike. 

U.S. military officials say the strike was to help Afghan forces who were battling Taliban fighters in Kunduz, and reported being fired upon from the hospital. - Read More at thehill

Obama apologizes for deadly airstrike on hospital

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