American Forces Press Service reports Taliban extremists attacked Afghan and coalition security forces with machine-gun fire from inside a hospital, which the terrorists were using for cover:
Despite receiving direct fire, the coalition ground commander held off returning fire until he was able to confirm that neither patients nor staff members were inside the hospital. Afghan National Police helped confirm this information.
After positively confirming that only enemy fighters were in the hospital, the coalition troops launched a single precision-guided munition at the enemy machine-gun position to minimize damage and impact only that position, officials said.
It infuriates me that the main stream media will focus on every alleged transgression by U.S. soldiers, but ignores the enemy's violations of the rules of war.
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