- From: poblachtach dearg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 17:31:42 +0100 (BST) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Peoples War] UN confirms US attack on Afghan hospital UN confirms US attack on Afghan hospital The United Nations has confirmed that the US bombed a military hospital near the northern Afghan city of Herat yesterday, but said it has no information on casualties. Afghanistan's Taliban Government announced yesterday that a bomb had hit the hospital, killing 100 patients and staff. US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld denied the attack had taken place but the UN said its sources inside the country have been able to confirm the bombing. The hospital was inside a military compound on the eastern edge of Herat, according to the UN. Officials said they are unable to say if the hospital was being used at the time of the attack or whether any civilians or military personnel were killed or hurt. The Taliban's Ambassador to Pakistan, Abdul Salam Zaeef, said yesterday that the attack proves the US is deliberately targeting civilians. "It is now clear that the American planes are intentionally targeting the Afghan people," he said. "The goal is to punish the Afghan people for having chosen an Islamic system." http://www.Irishabroad.com
