US army personnel punished over Afghan hospital bombing

Sixteen have been disciplined over attack on Kunduz health centre that killed 42 people

An Afghan army tank  at an outpost in Kunduz, Afghanistan. Sixteen US military personnel  have been disciplined for mistakes that led to the bombing of a civilian hospital in the province. File photograph: Stringer/Reuters
An Afghan army tank at an outpost in Kunduz, Afghanistan. Sixteen US military personnel have been disciplined for mistakes that led to the bombing of a civilian hospital in the province. File photograph: Stringer/Reuters

Sixteen US military personnel, including one general officer, have been disciplined for mistakes that led to the bombing of a civilian hospital in Afghanistan last year that killed 42 people.

US officials said the service members received administrative punishments and no criminal charges were filed in connection with the air strike in the northern city of Kunduz.

A number of those punished are US special operations forces.

In many cases, a non-judicial punishment, such as a letter of reprimand or suspension, can effectively end a military career.

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The full report on the investigation is expected to be released by the Pentagon on Friday.

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