Pentagon disciplines 16 for Afghanistan hospital strike

Pentagon disciplines 16 for Doctors without Borders strike.
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The Pentagon announced Friday that it has punished 16 American military personnel, including a two-star general, for the deadly strike on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Afghanistan last year that killed 42. Because the Pentagon determined the attack was not intentional, but rather the fault of human error, fatigue, and technical errors, those punished will not face criminal charges. Instead, the punishments will be "administrative actions" only, including suspension, removal from command, and letters of reprimand.

The attack occurred after crew members reportedly mistook the hospital for a Taliban-controlled building about a quarter of a mile away.

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