12 U.S. Soldiers Accussed Of War Crimes In Afghanistan

Andrew Holmes, Michael Wagnon, Jeremy Morlock and Adam Winfield are four of the five Stryker soldiers who face murder charges. Photograph: Public Domain

US Soldiers 'Killed Afghan Civilians For Sport And Collected Fingers As Trophies' -- The Guardian

Soldiers face charges over secret 'kill team' which allegedly murdered at random and collected fingers as trophies of war

Twelve American soldiers face charges over a secret "kill team" that allegedly blew up and shot Afghan civilians at random and collected their fingers as trophies.

Five of the soldiers are charged with murdering three Afghan men who were allegedly killed for sport in separate attacks this year. Seven others are accused of covering up the killings and assaulting a recruit who exposed the murders when he reported other abuses, including members of the unit smoking hashish stolen from civilians.

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More News On War Crimes Charges Against 12 U.S. Soldiers

U.S. Soldiers Charged in Afghan Civilian Murders -- CBS News
Army: 12 soldiers killed Afghans, mutiliated corpses -- CNN
'Kill team' kept civilian body parts as trophies -- Sydney Morning Herald
US Troops Allegedly Took Afghan Fingers as Souvenirs -- AOL News
US soldier 'kept Afghan body parts' -- Al Jazeera
Soldier's father: Army was warned of murder plot -- AP
Soldier's father: Army was warned of murder plot -- AP

My Comment: More stories like this one have the potential to completely undermine the allied war effort in Afghanistan .... but I suspect that a Florida pastor's burning of a few books of the Koran will occupy the airways for the next few days.