A 38-year old U.S. Army staff sergeant allegedly left his forward operating base, by himself, in southern Afghanistan near Kandahar early Sunday. He reportedly knocked on several doors and entered at least two houses, where he allegedly shot and killed 16 Afghan civilians, including women and children.
The Afghan Massacre
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An Afghan soldier stands guard outside the houses where 16 civilians were allegedly shot dead by a U.S. soldier in Zangabad village of Panjwayi district in southern Afghanistan, on March 11, 2012.