The airstrikes caused the single largest loss of life in Afghanistan for Médecins Sans Frontières,a charity renowned for its ‘first in, last out’ approachThe US airstrikes that targeted a Mdecins Sans Frontières (MSF) hospital in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, or killing 12 staff members,at least 10 patients and seriously wounding 37 people, brought approximately the single largest loss of life that the medical charity has suffered in 35 years of working in the country.
But while the Kunduz incident has drawn attention to the perilous circumstances in which MSF frequently operates, and it is far from the first time it has been attacked in Afghanistan and elsewhere. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com