Kill Team

Massacre Story Sparks Both Outrage and Reflection

David Tereshchuk | Posted 05.16.2012

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David Tereshchuk

Amid the worldwide horror and revulsion over nine Afghan children and seven adults evidently murdered by a US soldier, it was remarkable how, in the wake of the shootings, the Afghan media were so restrained in their coverage.

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Why Didn't Military Officers Investigate "The Kill Team" Sooner?

Project On Government Oversight | Posted 05.28.2011

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Project On Government Oversight

What's most interesting about the Rolling Stone article, which offers a thorough look at how American soldiers in Afghanistan allegedly murdered Afghan civilians, is that it raises questions about military officer accountability.

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Army Condemns Photos Of Afghan Killings Published By Rolling Stone

ROBIN HINDERY | Posted 05.28.2011

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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The U.S. Army on Monday apologized for any distress caused by recently published photos of American soldiers posing with d...

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Gruesome Details Of Army's 'Kill Team' In Afghanistan

Rolling Stone | Posted 05.27.2011

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Early last year, after six hard months soldiering in Afghanistan, a group of American infantrymen reached a momentous decision: It was finally time to...

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Army: U.S. Soldiers Killed Afghan Civilians For Sport, Dismembered Bodies

Washington Post | Craig Whitlock | Posted 05.25.2011

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According to charging documents, the unprovoked, fatal attack on Jan. 15 was the start of a months-long shooting spree against Afghan civilians that r...

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Soldier's Father: Army Was Warned Of Murder Plot

AP | GENE JOHNSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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SEATTLE — The father of a U.S. soldier serving in Afghanistan says he tried nearly a half dozen times to pass an urgent message from his son to ...

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U.S. Soldiers Allegedly Killed Afghan Civilians, Kept Body Parts As Trophies

The Huffington Post | Curtis M. Wong | Posted 05.25.2011

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A dozen U.S. soldiers are charged with organizing a secret "kill team" which allegedly murdered Afghan civilians at random and cut fingers and other b...

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