U.S. General Says Afghan Forces Requested Airstrike At Kunduz
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U.S. officer in Iraq, Gen. John Campbell, says the airstrike
Saturday was targeting Taliban forces in Kunduz. A hospital
nearby was hit, killing 22 people, including three children.
Copyright NPR. View this article on npr.org.    There are new
developments today concerning a weekend attack in Kunduz,
Afghanistan by U.S. forces. An American commander says the
strike was targeting Taliban forces near Kunduz. Instead, an
American aircraft hit a hospital, killing 22 people, including
three children. NPR's Tom Bowman joins us with the latest. And
hi, Tom.   MCEVERS: And the top American commander in
Afghanistan, General John Campbell, was at the Pentagon talking
about this today with the press. What did he say?  BOWMAN: Well,
initially, the U.S. said American soldiers were under attack by
the Taliban inside the city of Kunduz right near this hospital
and that airstrikes were called in to