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    US General Testifies about Kunduz Hospital Bombing

    After the bombing of a hospital in Afghanistan, Doctors Without Borders has accused the US military of a war crime. Today in Washington, the commander of US and allied forces appeared before a Senate committee. Army General John F.

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    By Warren Olney • Oct 6, 2015 • 6m Listen

    After the bombing of a hospital in Afghanistan, Doctors Without Borders has accused the US military of a war crime. Today in Washington, the commander of US and allied forces appeared before a Senate committee. Army General John F. Campbell testified, "On Saturday morning our forces provided close air support to Afghan forces at their request. To be clear, the decision to provide aerial fires was a US decision made within the US chain of command. A hospital was mistakenly struck. We would never intentionally target a protected medical facility." Missy Ryan, Pentagon reporter for the Washington Post, has an update.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Christine Detz

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Paul von Zielbauer

      Co-founder of Geezer magazine, former producer for To the Point and Which Way LA?; former reporter for the New York Times

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      Missy Ryan

      Washington Post

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Race and the Ballot Box, 50 Years after the Voting Rights Act
    1. 1:38US General Testifies about Kunduz Hospital BombingYou’re reading this
    2. 8:28The Voting Rights Act 50 Years Later: Race and the Ballot Box
    3. 41:33Scandal Shakes the Billion-dollar Fantasy Sports Industry
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