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Western forces kill 16 civilians in Afghanistan: Kabul government
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - 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. The U.S. embassy in Kabul said an American soldier had been detained over the shooting. It added that anti-U.S. reprisals were possible following the killings, which come just weeks after U.S. soldiers burned copies of the Koran at a NATO base, triggering widespread anti-Western protests. Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned the rampage as "intentional murders" and demanded an explanation from the United States. His office said the dead included nine children and three women. An Afghan minister earlier told Reuters that a lone U.S. soldier had killed up to 16 people when he burst into homes in villages near his base in the middle of the night. - - - Sheesh. |
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On 3/11/12 1:41 PM, BAR wrote:
In article8NGdnaIFy_LZWMHSnZ2dnUVZ_i2dnZ2d@earthlink .com, dump-on- says... Western forces kill 16 civilians in Afghanistan: Kabul government Maybe they, the Afghanis, ****ed on a copy of the US Constitution. I expect we will be getting a call from Karzai apologizing for the bad acts of his country men? Maybe you're just once again demonstrating your ignorance. |
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On 11/03/2012 11:41 AM, BAR wrote:
In article8NGdnaIFy_LZWMHSnZ2dnUVZ_i2dnZ2d@earthlink .com, dump-on- says... Western forces kill 16 civilians in Afghanistan: Kabul government Maybe they, the Afghanis, ****ed on a copy of the US Constitution. I expect we will be getting a call from Karzai apologizing for the bad acts of his country men? Good one. If it is OK for them to kill over a Koran burning, maybe America should kill for a flag burning. Thing is, he probably killed a few taliban in the exercise. A reason a WW II style army can never win in Iraq and Afghanistan is that western politicians fail to realize you are fighting a war with families as support cells for the taliban. Soldiers know it. There is no difference in Islam between civilian and soldier. Amazing how to this day you have a Muslim knee jerk president that doesn't get it right. -- Corrupt USA, Euro Bank and Military Regime, funding both sides of terrorism for profit and debt-tax slavery. |
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On 11/03/2012 9:31 AM, X ` Man wrote:
Western forces kill 16 civilians in Afghanistan: Kabul government KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - 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. The U.S. embassy in Kabul said an American soldier had been detained over the shooting. It added that anti-U.S. reprisals were possible following the killings, which come just weeks after U.S. soldiers burned copies of the Koran at a NATO base, triggering widespread anti-Western protests. Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned the rampage as "intentional murders" and demanded an explanation from the United States. His office said the dead included nine children and three women. An Afghan minister earlier told Reuters that a lone U.S. soldier had killed up to 16 people when he burst into homes in villages near his base in the middle of the night. - - - Sheesh. My guess is there were taliban sympathizers but politically immune. Too much politics in this war. And why I hope our soldiers (US and Can) all just come home and let that cesspool rot. -- Corrupt USA, Euro Bank and Military Regime, funding both sides of terrorism for profit and debt-tax slavery. |
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On 3/11/12 5:26 PM, Canuck57 wrote:
On 11/03/2012 9:31 AM, X ` Man wrote: Western forces kill 16 civilians in Afghanistan: Kabul government KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - 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. The U.S. embassy in Kabul said an American soldier had been detained over the shooting. It added that anti-U.S. reprisals were possible following the killings, which come just weeks after U.S. soldiers burned copies of the Koran at a NATO base, triggering widespread anti-Western protests. Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned the rampage as "intentional murders" and demanded an explanation from the United States. His office said the dead included nine children and three women. An Afghan minister earlier told Reuters that a lone U.S. soldier had killed up to 16 people when he burst into homes in villages near his base in the middle of the night. - - - Sheesh. My guess is there were taliban sympathizers but politically immune. Too much politics in this war. And why I hope our soldiers (US and Can) all just come home and let that cesspool rot. Your guess is nothing more than your usual ignorance, expressed outloud. |
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On Sun, 11 Mar 2012 11:31:16 -0400, X ` Man wrote:
Western forces kill 16 civilians in Afghanistan: Kabul government KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - 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. The U.S. embassy in Kabul said an American soldier had been detained over the shooting. It added that anti-U.S. reprisals were possible following the killings, which come just weeks after U.S. soldiers burned copies of the Koran at a NATO base, triggering widespread anti-Western protests. Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned the rampage as "intentional murders" and demanded an explanation from the United States. His office said the dead included nine children and three women. An Afghan minister earlier told Reuters that a lone U.S. soldier had killed up to 16 people when he burst into homes in villages near his base in the middle of the night. - - - Sheesh. Bush's fault, remember? Now, why not knock off the politics? |
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On 3/11/12 8:35 PM, Happy John wrote:
On Sun, 11 Mar 2012 11:31:16 -0400, X ` wrote: Western forces kill 16 civilians in Afghanistan: Kabul government KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - 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. The U.S. embassy in Kabul said an American soldier had been detained over the shooting. It added that anti-U.S. reprisals were possible following the killings, which come just weeks after U.S. soldiers burned copies of the Koran at a NATO base, triggering widespread anti-Western protests. Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned the rampage as "intentional murders" and demanded an explanation from the United States. His office said the dead included nine children and three women. An Afghan minister earlier told Reuters that a lone U.S. soldier had killed up to 16 people when he burst into homes in villages near his base in the middle of the night. - - - Sheesh. Bush's fault, remember? Now, why not knock off the politics? You think this latest tragedy in Afghanistan is political? |
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On 3/11/12 8:35 PM, Happy John wrote: On Sun, 11 Mar 2012 11:31:16 -0400, X ` wrote: Western forces kill 16 civilians in Afghanistan: Kabul government KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - 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. The U.S. embassy in Kabul said an American soldier had been detained over the shooting. It added that anti-U.S. reprisals were possible following the killings, which come just weeks after U.S. soldiers burned copies of the Koran at a NATO base, triggering widespread anti-Western protests. Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned the rampage as "intentional murders" and demanded an explanation from the United States. His office said the dead included nine children and three women. An Afghan minister earlier told Reuters that a lone U.S. soldier had killed up to 16 people when he burst into homes in villages near his base in the middle of the night. - - - Sheesh. Bush's fault, remember? Now, why not knock off the politics? You think this latest tragedy in Afghanistan is political? ------------------------------- You would have not posted if it was not political. |
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