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US soldier shoots and kills Afghan boy near American air base
Source: Associated Press
US soldier shoots and kills Afghan boy near American air base
Associated Press in Kabul
Monday 28 March 2016 16.57 BST
A US soldier shot and killed an Afghan boy on Monday near an American airfield close to the capital Kabul, a senior Afghan police officer said.
The boy, whose age is unknown, had been carrying what looked like an automatic rifle near the Bagram airfield, 50km (31 miles) from Kabul in neighboring Parwan province, said the provincial police chief, Gen Zaman Mamozai.
An American soldier had warned the boy from a watchtower to stop, he said.
Local people gathered near the base to protest against the killing, but dispersed once they were told about the circumstances, Mamozai said. He said the incident is being investigated.
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Associated Press in Kabul
Monday 28 March 2016 16.57 BST
A US soldier shot and killed an Afghan boy on Monday near an American airfield close to the capital Kabul, a senior Afghan police officer said.
The boy, whose age is unknown, had been carrying what looked like an automatic rifle near the Bagram airfield, 50km (31 miles) from Kabul in neighboring Parwan province, said the provincial police chief, Gen Zaman Mamozai.
An American soldier had warned the boy from a watchtower to stop, he said.
Local people gathered near the base to protest against the killing, but dispersed once they were told about the circumstances, Mamozai said. He said the incident is being investigated.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/28/afghanistan-us-soldier-shoots-kills-boy-bagram-airfield