Posted on 03/11/2012 5:35:47 AM PDT by DCBryan1
A US soldier has killed 16 Afghan civilians, including nine children, after entering their homes in Kandahar. Sky sources said the Afghan victims also included women and elderly men.
Minister of Border and Tribal Affairs Asadullah Khalid, who is investigating the incident, said the soldier entered three homes, killing 11 people in the first one.
The Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) coalition confirmed the incident but did not release the number of killed or injured.
Sky defence reporter Mark Stone said: "Details are still sketchy and various death tolls have emerged.
"It appears to be an isolated incident and the soldier is believed to have been a staff sergeant."
Isaf Deputy Commander Lt Gen Adrian Bradshaw said: "I wish to convey my profound regrets and dismay at the actions apparently taken by one coalition member in Kandahar province.
"I cannot explain the motivation behind such callous acts, but they were in no way part of authorised ISAF military activity."
According to the Panjwai district governor office, seven people died and up to 17 injured were injured in the rampage.
The injured have been treated for their wounds at Nato medical facilities.
Protests were held over the Koran-burning incident
The US embassy in Kabul attempted to quell expected Afghan unrest by also issuing an apology.
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That’s right...it smells bad.
Probably an Afghan soldier dressed in American khakis. A planned special op designed to justify a quick exit by 0bama (Leak of the Quran burning wasn’t enough so they stepped it up a bit).
But YOU KNOW WHAT......They better not even start talking about THE DEATH PENALTY for that soldier in Afghanistan until they hang that Major Hasan who killed 12 troops in Fort Hood..... FIRST!
Dude, you are either a total freak and conspiracy nutflake, or you are here to make us look bad. I must give you some new scrutiny, you may be here to disrupt.
I think you nailed it. This incident has all the earmarks of a drug deal gone wrong.Remember this is almost a everyday occurrence along the border in Mexico men women children killed almost everyday. If anyone thinks that Heroin traffic out of Afghanistan is shrinking you better think again.
Yet this Major Hasan, who shot up Fort Hood while screaming Allah akbar, still hasn’t stood trial, and they are still debating whether he was insane, even with the clear evidence regarding his motive: slay as many infidels as possible.
So we have a guy in a war zone who cracks, and he must be executed immediately. But this Muslim psychiatrist who was stateside in a nice safe office all day murders 13, wounds 29 of our own guys, and they try to argue the poor lad suffered post-traumatic stress syndrome, from listening to real soldiers who had actual battle experience. Two and a half years later, they still haven’t tried the murderous bastard.
Dunno ‘bout anybody else, but I want Bales to have a swift trail, and, if guilty, a swift execution. I don’t particularly care about PTSD, or anything else. I am not a big fan of “not guilty by reason of Insanity” or other similar cr@p.
And, as for Hasan, he is waaaaaay over due for a swift trial followed by a swift execution.
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