German commander takes responsibly for Afghan raid

The German commander who ordered a lethal airstrike in Afghanistan in September has taken a full responsibility for the assault.

During a parliamentary session held on Wednesday to probe the incident, Colonel Georg Klein answered questions about the attack, which took place in Kunduz Province and killed or injured up to 142 people in September.

Klein’s decision to launch an airstrike allegedly on “two hijacked fuel tankers” stuck in a riverbed resulted in many civilian deaths.

The Kundus attacks, which took place shortly before the German federal elections, were sharply criticized in Germany, where the military involvement Afghanistan is unpopular.

The government’s subsequent handling of the attacks resulted in the resignation of Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung, as well as two high-ranking military leaders.