
President of the United States of America, Barack Obama has called the head of medical charity Doctors without Borders (MSF) and the Afghan President to apologize for the US air strike which hit a hospital in the provincial capital of Kunduz.
Obama was said to have called Afghan President, Ashraf Ghani and MSF President, Joanne Liu to apologize for the air strike that killed 22 people and injured 37 others.
White House spokesman, Josh Earnest said that Obama offered his condolences to the aid group’s staff and assured that there would be a thorough and objective accounting of the facts.
Earnest said that Obama told the group that the US, if necessary, would make changes so such incidents are less likely to happen.
The White House said Obama also pledged to keep working closely with Ghani’s government. [myad]