US President Barack Obama has apologised to medical charity Médecins sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) following the bombing of a hospital in Afghanistan, the White House said.
The air strike at the MSF-run hospital in Kunduz killed 22 people, including three children.
US President Barack Obama has apologised to medical charity Médecins sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) following the bombing of a hospital in Afghanistan.
President Obama also called Afghanistan's president to express his condolences after the US air strike killed 22 people.
The White House said the President spoke with MSF International President Dr. Joanne Liu.
"During the call, President Obama expressed regret over the tragic incident and offered his thoughts and prayers on behalf of the American people to the victims, their families, and loved ones," a White House spokesman said.
"The President assured Dr. Liu of his expectation that the Department of Defense investigation currently underway would provide a transparent, thorough, and objective accounting of the facts and circumstances of the incident and pledged full cooperation with the joint investigations being conducted with NATO and the Afghan Government."
There could be a long wait for answers as to how and why Kunduz hospital ended up being on the receiving end of US air strikes.
Medical charity worker relates how he and colleagues tried to save patients and staff following devastating air strike.