KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -- Two days ago on October 3rd a Russian and American joint airstrike targeted a group of ISIS militants but also hit a Kabul hospital. In an official statement, Washington said that the hospital was collateral damage that was caused by engaging hostile militants. Ban Ki-Moon, the head of the United Nations condemned the attack and the United States for firing where they knew there was a civilian hospital nearby.
At least 19 people are known to have been killed in the airstrike, including twelve staff members and seven patients, three of whom were children. Thirty-seven were wounded by the airstrike, but have since been airlifted to another Kabul hospital, for immediate medical treatment. The attack was carried out at exactly 2:15 AM by an American AC-130 gunship that was supporting special operations troops on the ground.
The real question is whether this will continue in Afghanistan as 20,000 civilians have now been killed as “collateral damage”.