A military investigation into the bombing of a
Doctors Without Borders Hospital in Afghanistan in October found that
human errors and system failures were at fault in the deadly airstrike,
defense officials said Friday.
Sixteen U.S. military personnel have been disciplined for their roles in the bombing.
The punishments are all non-judicial. No one
will be court-martialed and there are no criminal charges pending. Some
of the punishments, however, will be career-ending. A general officer
will be the only person named while other lower-ranking service members
will remain unnamed.
"The trauma center was a protected facility, but
was misidentified," Gen. Joseph Votel, head of U.S. Central Command
told reporters on Friday.
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Source: NBC News
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