Posted on 03/11/2012 5:35:47 AM PDT by DCBryan1
A US soldier has killed 16 Afghan civilians, including nine children, after entering their homes in Kandahar. Sky sources said the Afghan victims also included women and elderly men.
Minister of Border and Tribal Affairs Asadullah Khalid, who is investigating the incident, said the soldier entered three homes, killing 11 people in the first one.
The Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) coalition confirmed the incident but did not release the number of killed or injured.
Sky defence reporter Mark Stone said: "Details are still sketchy and various death tolls have emerged.
"It appears to be an isolated incident and the soldier is believed to have been a staff sergeant."
Isaf Deputy Commander Lt Gen Adrian Bradshaw said: "I wish to convey my profound regrets and dismay at the actions apparently taken by one coalition member in Kandahar province.
"I cannot explain the motivation behind such callous acts, but they were in no way part of authorised ISAF military activity."
According to the Panjwai district governor office, seven people died and up to 17 injured were injured in the rampage.
The injured have been treated for their wounds at Nato medical facilities.
Protests were held over the Koran-burning incident
The US embassy in Kabul attempted to quell expected Afghan unrest by also issuing an apology.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.sky.com ...
Bad joke !
Muslims in Afghanistan have no Bible to burn !
But we know that muslims killed some american soldiers for some korans burned .
Maybe that soldier lost a friend for the stupid retard book burned....See ?
Agree with every thing you said. Completely. Wish someone in power or someone running for office would say just that.
Anti-American, POTUS Obama has extended his apology and sympathy to Agfans murdered by a mentally disturbed USA soldier, rightfully so, but.....I wonder if of our America hater POTUS Obama has ever called the families and loved ones of the four innocent USA military folks that were slaughtered last week in Afghanistan. I doubt it!!! Americans wake up. The enemy (Obama) is among us doing the devil’s bidding!!!
Don’t you mean John(F’n)Kerry?
Besides how many people died it is still just one incident.
They were winning, in the same way the NVA did -- controlling the countryside, and waiting us out.
What sux about this timing is it takes away McCrisis' palpable suggestion to carpet-bomb, er, asset air superiority over the bastards.
How did that approach work out for us in Nam?
The bottom line is, to win a war, you need boots on the ground, but those boots have to be given carte blanche to prosecute the war in a manner that brings victory, or as Patton said, "Make the other poor son of bitch die for his country."
Should have been 17.
BO was sure quick to appologize for this. If this turns out to be a false flag, he’s toast.
Maybe the soldier cracked under the strain of working for people who might turn on him at any time. It has to get old working for a bunch of people who would rather live like seventh century savages. Let us leave them to it and get out of that hellhole.
Fort Hood was conducted by an “American Soldier”. I believe this type of infiltrate also conducted this mass murder.
With all that has been happening, I would not be surprized to hear that this in fact had happened!
I wouldn’t be a bit surprised...Lets see his name get posted..
He is No minor child..Post his name...
Could this have been a plant? An “inside job?” I do not nor will I ever trust this Regime.....They need and thrive on chaos...
Have to agree with you on this one. I want the real facts from two or more reliable sources. This could be a promulgated incident by obumo and his musleem/kommies clowns.
I am so thankful to God, I never had to serve during klintoon’s or this muzlame’s IOTUS reign.
“Hell chalk this one up for the muzzies dragging Scott Helverston’s charred body through the streets in Iraq. If the reliable sources find out it was a unstable US Soldier. Pay back is a MF’er sometimes.”
Have they posted the names of the officers who were killed after the Koran burnings? I have yet to see their names published. Why the secrecy?
I found the names of the officers. They were not widely publicized. I guess the US press does not want to incite violence among Americans.
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