Friday, April 29, 2016

Pentagon Punishes 16 for Afghan Hospital Airstrike



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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