Kunduz Hospital Airstrike

The Kunduz Hospital airstrike occurred on October 3, 2015, when a U.S. military aircraft mistakenly targeted a Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières) hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan. The bombing resulted in the deaths of at least 42 people, including patients and medical staff. The incident raised significant ethical and legal questions regarding the protection of medical facilities during conflict and the responsibility of military forces in such operations. Following investigations, the U.S. military acknowledged mistakes and expressed remorse but maintained that the airstrike was conducted in the context of ongoing combat against the Taliban.