This event first started when the United States had intel that Taliban shooters were firing at NATO (National Atlantic Treaty Organization), forces. The United State’s air strike was to take out the Taliban shooters (Islamic insurgents) out of the Afghan city. Prior to this air strike the Taliban had captured the city of Afghan, although not for an extensive period of time, but it was just enough to cause chaos and fear among citizens. The Taliban controlled the city for approximately three days, eventually falling back, only to return and create havoc on the people of Kunduz. The Kunduz security forces are trying to recapture the city. It has taken them time yet within four days of the recapturing mission, the Kunduz security forces had regained the city but were still experiencing a battle against the Taliban to hold their ground. The shooters had made their way into a hospital using it as their “human shield”, as the Afghan Ministry of Defense had stated.
Many members of the Doctors Without Borders, humanitarian organization, are stating that this attack is a war crime. Since it is now considered a war crime, there are many investigations taking place at this time. The reasons for why the U.S. forces led an air strike are still murky. The United States military is conducting an investigation of their own, seeking deeper information on the attack and as to why the Taliban were firing at the National Atlantic Treaty Organization. The airstrikes were precisely and repeatedly hit where medical personnel and patients, the main hospital building, were located. The rest of the hospital, not missing any of the attack, had smaller bombings, leaving fires still going on after the strike was over. After telling the U.S forces to stop the airstrike due to their innocent patients being killed, the attack continued for approximately 30 minutes before slowly coming to a stop. The Kunduz people are confused to as how the terrorist got into the hospital, their interior minister stating that the terrorist might have been taken as hostages. After hearing this comment, Jason Cone expressed his opinion on that comment, stating, “We do not run hospitals around the world allowing combatants to enter our facilities and militarize them," he tells NPR. "That would be a red line for us. It puts both our patients and our staff at risk and we would never accept that under any circumstances”. Overall there is a lot of confusion, fear, and hope cycling around.
Many procaustionaries are being taken to help the citizens seem more at ease. For the past couple of days, the security forces of Kunduz had been increased along with many news reporters advising people to stay in their homes after certain times. It is not unusual for the people to hear guns being shot in the morning, afternoon, evening and at night. The ministry stating, ” If you see abandoned military vehicles or equipment anywhere turn them over to security forces . . “ doing the best that they can do to help save innocent people’s lives. This is not a safe or healthy environment to be living in. As the dead poll numbers increase, it is creating a hazard. "Some of the bodies are decomposing." says, Gulboddin. With it being a small city, many of the hospitals are being overwhelmed with patients. Some of the hospitals are running low and running out of needed medical supplies and medicine. They are struggling to treat the number of patients as it starts to increase.
In any case, bombing a fully functional hospital can never be justified, the patients, workers, and civilians receive an experience that no one should have to go through. These bombings and shootings are horrible and are not proper nor suitable conditions that anyone should be put under. Knowing that the Taliban could have used the hospital as a human shield is frightening, it comes across as if they could care less for people’s safety, which could be the case. Afghanistan is a country that is under constant battles, whether they be against other nations or their own people, their is something that leads to death. With all of these battles going on, I can only imagine how their economic, social and politics are constantly being changed and diminished.
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