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The Doctors Without Borders hospital is seen in flames, after explosions in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015. Doctors Without Borders announced that the death toll from the bombing of the group's Kunduz hospital compound has risen to at least 16, including 3 children and that tens are missing after the explosions that may have been caused by a U.S. airstrike. In a statement, the international charity said the &quot;sustained bombing&quot; took place at 2:10 a.m. (21:40 GMT). Afghan forces backed by U.S. airstrikes have been fighting to dislodge Taliban insurgents who overran Kunduz on Monday. (Médecins Sans Frontières via AP)

U.S. commander: Afghan forces called in deadly hospital strike in Kunduz

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Afghan security forces take a wounded civilian man to the hospital after Taliban fighter's attack, in Kunduz city, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015. Three staff from Doctors Without Borders were killed and 30 were missing after an explosion near their hospital in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz that may have been caused by a U.S. airstrike. (AP Photo/Dehsabzi)

Doctors Without Borders: 19 dead in Afghan clinic airstrike

By LYNNE O'DONNELL - Associated Press

This March 27, 2008, file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

6 U.S. airmen killed in Afghanistan plane crash identified

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Injured Doctors Without Borders staff are seen after explosions near their hospital in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015. Doctors Without Borders announced that the death toll from the bombing of the group's Kunduz hospital compound has risen to at least 16, including 3 children and that tens are missing after the explosions that may have been caused by a U.S. airstrike. In a statement, the international charity said the &quot;sustained bombing&quot; took place at 2:10 a.m. (21:40 GMT). Afghan forces backed by U.S. airstrikes have been fighting to dislodge Taliban insurgents who overran Kunduz on Monday. (Médecins Sans Frontières via AP)

Pentagon launches probe into deadly airstrike on charity hospital in Afghanistan

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Afghan National Army soldiers arrive to start an operation soon, outside of Kunduz city, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 30. The U.S. military says it has conducted two more airstrikes overnight on Taliban positions around a northern Afghan city seized by the insurgents this week. (Najim Rahim via AP) ** FILE **

6 U.S. airmen among at least 11 dead in Afghan plane crash

By Lynne O'Donnell - Associated Press

With the second Republican presidential debate set for Wednesday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Donald Trump continues to enjoy his status as the GOP's front-runner. Rick Perry dropped out last week, lowering the number of contenders to 16. (Associated Press photographs)

Donald Trump on Syria: ‘I love the fact that Russia is spending a lot of their money’

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Afghan vendors sort their properties on a street in Kunduz city, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2015. An Afghan official says government forces have retaken the strategic northern city of Kunduz , which was seized by the Taliban on Monday. (AP Photos)

Afghan troops push into city of Kunduz; Taliban in retreat

By Lynne O'Donnell - Associated Press

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain, Arizona Republican, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Sept. 22, 2015. (Associated Press)

John McCain blasts ‘dangerous reversal’ in Afghanistan, blames drawdown timetable

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

A Taliban fighter sits on his motorcycle adorned with a Taliban flag in a street in Kunduz city, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015. The U.S. military carried out an airstrike on Tuesday on the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, which was captured by the Taliban the previous day in a major setback to the government of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. (AP Photo)

Taliban display force as Afghan president vows to retake Kunduz

By Lynne O'Donnell - Associated Press

The U.S. military carried out an airstrike Tuesday on the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, which was captured by the Taliban the previous day in a major setback to the Afghan government. Al Qaeda and Islamic State continue graining ground in the country. (Associated Press)

Islamic State, al Qaeda gains test Afghanistan security force

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Lt. Gen. Robert Neller, the newly appointed Marine Corps commandant, was given a pass on questions regarding punishment doled out to a Marine whistleblower. (Associated Press)

Marine commandant not questioned about reprisal for whistleblower

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

General John F. Campbell, commander of international forces in Afghanistan, speaks during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, May 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan) ** FILE **

U.S. re-evaluating troop drawdown in Afghanistan

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

A Marine carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Lance Cpl. Gregory T. Buckley, 21, of Oceanside, N.Y., Monday, Aug. 13, 2012, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (Associated Press)

U.S. military indifference to Afghan sex abuse led boy to kill three Marines

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Army Special Forces operating in Afghanistan have been disciplined, admonished and even fired for actions that the U.S. soldiers firmly believe are part of their duty to "free the oppressed," as the Green Beret motto says. (Associated Press)

Green Berets have growing doubts of duties with skittish political leadership

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by Christina Cathleen Coons, a man is detained on a train platform after an incident on a high-speed train traveling from Amsterdam to Paris, Friday, Aug. 21, 2015, in Arras, northern France. The gunman opened fire on the train wounding several people before American passengers subdued him, according to officials and one of the Americans involved. (Christina Cathleen Coon via AP)

3 Americans praised for subduing gunman on European train

By Nadine Achoui-Lesage and Stephanie Siek - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009 file photo, U.S. Marines patrol the Nawa district, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Questions and answers about the war wound ‘moral injury’

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Sgt. 1st Class Corey Hood, a parachutist the Army Golden Knights, had logged more than 200 free fall jumps and 75 military static line jumps during his career, according to his Army biography. (Associated Press)

U.S. Army skydiver dies from Chicago air show injuries

Associated Press

Afghanistan's national police and soldiers guard near the area of a suicide attack on the police academy, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Aug. 7, 2015. Two massive attacks in Kabul on Friday, one striking near a government and military complex in a residential area and the other a suicide bombing outside a police academy, killed at least 35 people, sending the strongest message yet to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani — that militants are still able to strike at his heavily fortified seat of power. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

U.S.-funded power plant in Afghanistan is barely used

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Afghanistan's national police and soldiers guard near the area of a suicide attack on the police academy, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Aug. 7, 2015. Two massive attacks in Kabul on Friday, one striking near a government and military complex in a residential area and the other a suicide bombing outside a police academy, killed at least 35 people, sending the strongest message yet to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani — that militants are still able to strike at his heavily fortified seat of power. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

Ashraf Ghanim, Afghan president, calls on Pakistan to rein in Taliban

By Rahim Faiez and Lynne O'Donnell - Associated Press