U.S. Soldiers Open Fire On Civilians In Afghanistan

[rjdaae]

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, March 11 (Reuters) - Western forces shot dead 16 civilians including nine children in southern Kandahar province on Sunday, Afghan officials said, in a rampage that witnesses said was carried out by American soldiers who were laughing and appeared drunk.

One Afghan father who said his children were killed in the shooting spree

Comments

[serendipity_15]

Wait, all the news stories I'm finding about this incident say that it's ONE soldier, not that it makes it any better but no story I'm finding say that this was done by a group of soldiers.

[grace_om]

Same here. From what I've been reading, I think it comes from some of the neighbors who could not believe one person alone could cause such carnage.

We really, really, really need to leave.

[ook]

I read this story over 12 hours ago and it stated that it was ONE soldier who went into town on his own and started killing people. Then the soldier turned himself in to the military authorities.

[kira_snugz]

last night my sources said that three civilians had been wounded, and then a couple hours after that there were 3 dead, 3 wounded and the count rose all night. and all by one guy.

it makes the military look like its trying to hide this. everytime new info appears they are like "this is what happened" then "THIS is what happened" and the more they repeat it with new info....

[homasse]

It might be a translation problem...?

[celandine]

"A single soldier, identified as an Army staff sergeant, had surrendered to authorities in connection with Sunday's killings, according to U.S. officials, but village elders in the rural Panjwai district, the site of the slayings, told NPR that more than one American soldier was involved in attacks in separate hamlets."

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/03/12/148438756/taliban-vow-revenge-for-alleged-u-s-attack-on-civilians