Doctors Without Borders leaves Afghan city after airstrike


              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 "sustained bombing" 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)
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 "sustained bombing" 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)

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - International medical charity Doctors Without Borders has withdrawn from the northern Afghan city of Kunduz after a deadly airstrike destroyed its hospital.

Kate Stegeman, the group's communications manager, said Sunday some staff are working in other health facilities in the city, where troops have been battling Taliban insurgents.

Investigations are continuing into the bombing of the hospital on Saturday, which killed at least 19 people, including 12 of the group's staffers.

The group blames a U.S. airstrike, though Afghan officials have said helicopter gunships returned fire from Taliban fighters who were hiding in the facility.

The Taliban seized Kunduz last Monday but have since withdrawn from much of the city in the face of a government counterattack. Sporadic battles continue as troops attempt to clear remaining pockets of militants.

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