Afghan forces called for hospital air strike, US general says

Afghan forces asked for a US air strike on a hospital in Kunduz that killed 22 people, the top NATO commander in the country said Monday, after medical charity MSF branded the incident a war crime. General John Campbell's statement marks a departure from previous US military claims that the strike was carried out Saturday to protect American special forces who came under enemy fire in the northern Afghan city. "We have now learned that on October 3, Afghan forces advised that they were taking fi