The US military, pledging to seek accountability, took responsibility for deadly airstrikes that killed Medicines Sans Frontiers (MSF) doctors working in an Afghan hospital.
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said the Pentagon “deeply regrets” the loss of life.
“The US military takes the greatest care in our operations to prevent loss of innocent life, and when we make mistakes, we own up to them. That’s exactly what we’re doing right now,” he said in a statement whilst travelling in Europe.
Mr Carter added, “We will of everything we can to understand the tragic incident, learn from it, and hold people accountable as necessary.”