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A slap on the wrist for deadly U.S. attack on hospital that killed 42 civilians
The heavily redacted Pentagon report on last year's deadly attack on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, affirms, as early accounts had suggested, that it was the result of a chain of errors, many of them avoidable.	B	Afghan hospital strike
The punishments for the perpetrators are administrative, and that none of those involved will face criminal prosecution for their misdeeds.	O	O
That is inadequate.	B	U.S. troops are disciplined in Afghan hospital strike
This attack, on a building complex that had been repeatedly reported to the military command as a hospital, lasted more than an hour, even as the crew of the AC-130 gunship expressed confusion over exactly what they were being asked to do, and uncertainty over the target.	O	O
And the attack continued even though Doctors Without Borders contacted American officials within 12 minutes of its onset.	O	O
Why did it continue.	O	O
Because, according to the Pentagon report, which was released Friday, the military officials couldn't confirm for themselves that they were firing at a hospital, not a building full of Taliban fighters.	O	O
We won't pretend to substitute our knowledge for the Pentagon's, but the military's own report suggests serious violations of the rules of war.	B	Afghan hospital strike
Gen. Joseph L. Votel, the head of the military's Central Command, acknowledged Friday that troops involved did not "comply with the rules of engagement in the law of armed conflict.	B	U.S. troops
Critics argue that such an egregious failure to follow the rules of engagement should have led to criminal charges, yet the Pentagon's recommended response is administrative discipline — reassignments, letters of reprimand, stalled and possibly ended careers.	B	U.S. troops are disciplined in Afghan hospital strike
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This Oct. 16, 2015, file photo shows the charred remains of the hospital after it was hit by a U.S. airstrike in Kunduz, Afghanistan.
The Pentagon has disciplined about 16 military personnel, including a general officer, for their role in last year's mistaken airstrike on a hospital in Afghanistan that killed 42 people, a senior defense official said Thursday.	O	O
The punishments are considered administrative, said the official, who asked not to be named since the Pentagon has not formally announced the action.	O	O
The action does not include courts-martial, which are for more serious criminal charges, the official said.	O	O
A letter of reprimand or forced reassignment can effectively end a military career by making it difficult to get a promotion.	O	O
Gen. Joseph Votel, head of U.S. Central Command, which oversees the war in Afghanistan, is expected to announce the action Friday at a Pentagon briefing.	O	O
A military investigation into the Oct. 3 incident prompted a range of disciplinary actions.	O	O
One officer was suspended from command, six were sent to counseling, seven were issued letters of reprimand, and two were ordered to retraining courses, according to the Los Angeles Times, which first reported the results of the investigation.	O	O
This Oct. 16, 2015, file photo shows the charred remains of the hospital after it was hit by a U.S. airstrike in Kunduz, Afghanistan.	O	O
The airstrike occurred during an intense battle in Kunduz, after Taliban militants had seized the city in northern Afghanistan last fall.U.S. aircraft and Special Forces soldiers supported the Afghan troops during days of intense fighting before the militants were expelled.	O	O
During the battle in October, an Air Force AC-130 gunship struck the hospital, which was operated by Doctors Without Borders, an international aid organization.	O	O
A military report determined that the U.S. forces involved in the airstrike mistook the hospital for another compound that was serving as a Taliban headquarters.	O	O
“This was a tragic, but avoidable accident caused primarily by human error,” Gen.John Campbell, who commanded coalition forces in Afghanistan at the time, said in a briefing last year.	B	Afghan hospital strike
“The U.S. forces directly involved in this incident did not know the targeted compound was the (Doctors Without Borders) trauma center,” Campbell said.	I	Afghan hospital strike
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