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United nations human rights chief said the incident could amount to a war crime. joining me now, spencer ackerman, national security editor of "the guardian." here's my understanding of what we know now. originally the idea was we accidentally hit this that was near the target. now it's very clear this was the target. >> this was absolutely the target. this was something that general campbell obfuscated. this was something that initial reports from the u.s. military in afghanistan just simply and euphemistically referred to as the vicinity of the place where u.s. -- the u.s. air campaign was h...

Made it clear there were no fighters on the premises of the facility when that happened. fran snes. >> we heard from general camp el on capitol hill that the hospital was an american decision, mistaken hit. but when it comes to the chain of command and where this mistake happened, how it happened, richard, talk about that and what kind of ramifications will be on a global stage. will it undermine u.s. efforts? >> reporter: well, i think it's going to be a legal problem mostly because the u.s. is now acknowledging a mistake. but it's also saying that it went through a rigorous chain of command....

Dead in the middle of the destruction." this man described how one of his sons was wounded in the chest. military officials tell nbc news an ac-130 gunship armed with multiple cannons like this one was over kunduz at the time. the pentagon said an air strike targeted taliban militants shooting at u.s. forces advising afghan troops. doctors without borders says no one reported any fighting in the compound before the attack. >> the main hospital building where our medical personnel were caring for patients was repeatedly and precisely hit. >> reporter: the charity says to avoid being targeted ac...

Investigation, and also that we hold accountable, if there is someone to be held accountable, anybody responsible for doing something they shouldn't have done. >> and doctors without borders has pulled out of the city of kunduz where the air strike took place. >> listen here as an executive director from the group explained by the situation there has become simply unacceptable. >> well, for us it's completely shocking. the circumstances around it are very, yeah, i mean, it's -- i'm almost lost for words. the international military pulses and afghan military know exactly where the hospital is. ...

So instead of waiting on hold, we'll call you when things are just as wonderful... [phone ringing] but a little less crazy. we're doing everything we can to give you the best experience possible. because we should fit into your life. not the other way around. welcome back. u.s. air strikes killed 19 people at a doctors without borders hospital in the city of kunduz in afghanistan yesterday. president obama has offered his deepest condolences but did not apologize for the air strikes. instead he promised to launch an investigation. the united nations has condemned the incident and even sugges...