[bigheadfred]

that this was a deliberate hit on two Taliban members.

I missed the part it was 2 villages. So I only posted it as a single hit. Unless it was only one target with 2 possible locations. But exactly what I think and the grapevine told me.

[Girlene]

Here's the latest I found, A shooting rampage outside the wire which is slightly different than what I've read before. Pic of region shown at the link.

Shooting details

Villagers told a deputy chief of the Kandahar provincial government that before dawn Sunday, 11 people, including women and children, were executed inside the home of a village elder. Residents in a nearby village heard gunshots, and they discovered the bodies of five men inside two houses located near each other.

Suspect's background

The U.S. military has not named the suspect but has said that he was deployed to southern Afghanistan in December. He had three tours in Iraq, and this was his first in Afghanistan. A married father of two children, he was part of a Village Stability Operation (VSO) in Kandahar province and was deployed with a unit that was supporting U.S. Special Operations forces in the area.

According to another article I read, he was wearing an Afghani robe when he returned to base which was captured on video. Have to find that link again.