Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook announced Saturday that the U.S. will make "condolence payments" for those killed and injured during the bombing on a Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan.
"If necessary and appropriate, the administration will seek additional authority from the Congress," he said, according to CNN, adding that the payments will go to "civilian non-combatants injured and the families of civilian non-combatants killed as a result of U.S. military operations."
"The Department of Defense believes it is important to address the consequences of the tragic incident at the MSF hospital," he continued.
U.S. President Barack Obama recently apologized for the attack that left at least 22 people killed, with an additional 37 wounded, after the U.S. launched an airstrike on nearby Taliban forces and the MSF hospital was caught in the blast, according to the BBC.
The MSF provides medical care in some of the world's most dangerous places, and has been working particularly hard in the Middle East as civilians get caught in the middle of fights between militants and various government forces.
Despite apologies from the U.S., MSF has said it's not enough and has been pushing for a full and transparent investigation into the incident by an independent agency, according to RT.
MSF has called the strike an "attack on the Geneva Conventions," classifying it as a war crime.
