Afghanistan: Medics Under Fire

We investigate the dangers facing medics on the frontline in the wake of a fatal attack on a hospital in Afghanistan.



It was 2:08am when the first shells hit the Doctors without Borders (MSF) trauma centre in Kunduz, Afghanistan.

The hospital was brimming with patients and staff when a US gunship unleashed an hour-long attack, killing more than 40 people.

The incident shocked the international aid community.

Medics have always been off-limits in war, protected by international laws.

The United States called the Kunduz attack a "tragic accident", but many believe that medics are increasingly becoming targets in conflicts.