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Doctors without borders call for independent international inquiry for Kundoz airstrike
Hundreds of doctors without borders in remembrance of the victims of Kundoz demanded for an independent international investigation into the attack that killed 22 people and wounded 37 more. The group views the airstrike as a war crime.
MSF wants the airstrike to be investigated by an International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission—established in the Additional Protocols of the Geneva Conventions.
The commission, which was set up in 1991, is the only permanent body that specifically investigates violations of international humanitarian law.
“This was not just an attack on our hospital – it was an attack on the Geneva conventions. This cannot be tolerated,” said MSF’s international president, Joanne Liu.
Liu said the group intended to “reassert the protected status of hospitals in conflict”, framing the international response to the US bombing of the Kunduz hospital as a critical moment for the laws of war.
“If we let this go, we are basically giving a blank cheque to any countries at war.”
The United States took responsibility of the incident and expressed regret over the tragic incident and offered his thoughts and prayers on behalf of the American people to the victims, their families, and loved ones.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and other leaders of the international body have also condemned the attack and called for an independent inquiry.
The U.S. attack on the MSF hospital in Kunduz was the biggest loss of life for the organization in an airstrike.
The body’s rules state one of 76 signatory states must sponsor an inquiry. But for one to get formally underway, it must be endorsed by the parties to the conflict, in this case the U.S. and Afghanistan. Neither country is likely to support such a move.
Sources close to Acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani tell Ariana News that the U.S. government has removed bounties on several Islamic Emirate officials.
According to the sources, those no longer on the list include Sirajuddin Haqqani, Abdul Aziz Haqqani, and Yahya Haqqani.
Acting Minister of Industry and Commerce, Nooruddin Azizi, and Mohammad Sadiq, Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, met on Saturday to address ongoing trade and transit challenges, stressing the importance of preventing political tensions from impacting economic ties, the ministry said in a statement.
The two officials focused on finalizing the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) and resolving issues related to the Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA), the statement read.
The meeting also discussed the upcoming visit of Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister to Afghanistan and a planned visit by an Islamic Emirate delegation to Pakistan.
The ministry hailed Sadiq’s visit to Kabul as a positive step, with Azizi emphasizing its constructive role in enhancing bilateral trade relations.
Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq met on Saturday and discussed bilateral relations, political and economic cooperation, security and transit, said Zia Ahmad Takal, head of public relations at Foreign Ministry in a statement.
In this meeting, Muttaqi emphasized that obstacles to trade and transit are not in anyone’s interest and that certain issues should not be linked together.
He added that the process of Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan should be carried out gradually and with dignity.
According to the statement, Pakistan’s special representative also acknowledged that ensuring security in Afghanistan benefits both Pakistan and the region.
He committed to introducing measures to facilitate the visa issuance process for Afghan citizens.
Mohammad Sadiq also stated that practical steps will be taken to resolve existing trade and transit challenges.
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