U.S. army charges 5 soldiers over Afghan murders: report

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Source: REUTERS


U.S. army charges 5 soldiers over Afghan murders: report
Reuters

– Sun Sep 19, 3:18 am ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Five U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan's Kandahar province have been charged with murdering three Afghan civilians, The Washington Post reported on Sunday.

In its early edition, the Post cited Army charging documents as saying the infantry personnel, including one staff Sergeant, murdered the civilians between January and May of this year.

The Post cited military court documents and interviews with people familiar with the case to allege the killings "were committed essentially for sport by soldiers who had a fondness for hashish and alcohol."

The accused, who also include seven other members of the 5th Stryker Combat Brigade charged with lesser offences, denied wrongdoing through lawyers and family members, the newspaper reported.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100919/wl_nm/us_usa_afghanistan_soldiers_1

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1. War Criminals

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2. Some of this shit also happened in Nam. Product of too many

tours in free-fire zones.