Gen. John Campbell will appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee days after U.S. forces bombed a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Afghanistan.
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The United States's top commander in Afghanistan, Gen. John Campbell, will testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday – three days after U.S. forces launched airstrikes against a Doctors Without Border hospital in Kunduz.
The strike killed 22 people and injured dozens, officials said. The U.S. initially said that American forces were under attack from Taliban members taking up spots in the hospital and needed air support. But on Monday, Campbell backtracked and said it was Afghan forces that were under fire and called in the airstrike.
Campbell is also expected to face questions about how many U.S. troops need to be in Afghanistan.
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