Doctors Deny Taliban Was Firing From Afghan Hospital Hit by Airstrike

A group from Doctors Without Borders denies allegations that Taliban fighters were operating in an Afghan hospital that was struck by U.S. airstikes that left 22 dead on Saturday. 

"We reject reports that any Taliban were inside the hospital at the time of bombing or if any shots were fired," Kate Stegeman, communications manager for Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres /MSF) in Kabul told NBC News.

The Afghan Ministry of Defense earlier Sunday had said Taliban fighters had attacked the hospital and were using the building "as a human shield."

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