Medical Personnel and Patients Killed in US Airstrike on MSF Hospital - Kunduz (2015)

Incident
Date
Oct 3, 2015
Year of incident
2015
Province of incident
Kunduz: Kunduz city
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 36.7971548392469

Longitude: 68.8574981689453

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Kunduz
Town/Village
Kunduz City, Kunduz Province
Types of incident
  • Air Strikes
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • US forces
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Attacking humanitarian personnel and object
  • Other Crimes : Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Other Crimes : Destruction and appropriation of property
  • Other Crimes : Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Murder
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On 3 October 2015, the United States military conducted an airstrike on the MSF Hospital in Kunduz City, Kunduz Province. The airstrike caused 85 casualties, including 42 deaths and 43 injured, among them 49 medical personnel. The attack had a devastating impact on healthcare in the province that continued through the end of 2015. United States and NATO authorities claimed the hospital itself was not the intended target.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA

No of victims involved
85