US confirm Afghan hospital was bombed
The Pentagon has confirmed a US bomb landed near a hospital in the western Afghan city of Herat.
Officials say the explosive landed near an old people’s home on Sunday.
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Officials say the explosive landed near an old people’s home on Sunday.
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