We need to get out of Afghanistan now. All we are doing is sending soldiers over there tour after tour and driving them nuts. 11 years is enough in money and life.
NINE little kids.
Kabul, Afghanistan ·
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 accused soldiers of later burning the bodies.
Witnesses told Reuters they saw a group of U.S. soldiers arrive at their village in Kandahar's Panjwayi district at around 2 am, enter homes and open fire.
The incident, one of the worst of its kind since the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, is likely to deepen the divide between Washington and Kabul.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/11/us-afghanistan-civilians-idUSBRE82A02V20120311
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Reaction and protests to 16 civilians killed in cold blood by American soldier may not be as widespread as reax to Koran burning
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Photos from Panjwayee are pretty graphic. Women & children shot, some burned... I hope Af media caution publicshing them.
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Angry protests are expected tomorrow follwoing the tragic indescrimate killing of civilians by a would be single US soldier.
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Assadullah Khalid said NATO says the attacker was a single soldier but they are still investigating the fact that the attacker acted alone
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another woman who lost 11 relatives doubts that the attacker was a single soldier as there were helicopters flying overhead..
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Woman whose grandson was killed infront of her eyes says the the attacker was a sole soldier
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Listen to BBC Dari/Pashto Radio as of 6:30 p.m. for a full coverage of Panjwaee, witnesses, family members of those killed speak to BBC
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Assadullah Khalil confirms 16 civilians killed. Asked if one single attacker was invovled, he says that is yet to be confirmed
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Female Witness: It was 2 a.m., the he 1st shot the barking dog, went in killed 11 in my brother in-law's house, 4 girls, 4 boys, mother...
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US soldier went in2 a house killed 11, went to 2nd house killed 4, went 2 3rd house killed 1, wounded five in 2 other houses. officials
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Assadullah Khalid, Kandahar police chief and a member of prov. council Agha lalai all confirm that US soldier killed 16 civilian, wounded 5