Doctors Without Borders Demands Investigation into Hospital Bombing Despite Obama's Apology

Despite a recent apology from President Barack Obama regarding the accidental bombing of an Afghan hospital, the aid group Doctors Without Borders has continued to demand an investigation of the incident that took place this past weekend.

White House Secretary Josh Earnest issued a statement Thursday saying that the president had contacted Doctors Without Borders and issued his deepest condolences, saying that the hospital bombing that took place last Saturday was purely a mistake. The bombing, carried out by U.S. forces at the request of Afghan troops, killed 22 people, including 12 aid workers with the organization.

Despite the president's apology, Dr. Joanne Liu, president of Doctors Without Borders, said in a statement that the aid organization is still demanding an investigation be carried out regarding last weekend's incident.

"Governments up to now have been too polite or afraid to set a precedent," Liu said in the statement, as reported by CNN. "The tool exists, and it is time it is activated."

"We reiterate our (request) that the U.S. government consent to an independent investigation led by the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission to establish what happened in Kunduz, how it happened, and why it happened," Liu added.

The aid group had previously said that pending further investigation into the bombing, the incident would be treated as a "war crime."

According to the New York Times, White House officials have promised that an investigation carried out by the Department of Defense into the bombing would be "transparent, it will be thorough, and it will be objective."