US Troops Posed With Taliban Bodies In 2010: Report

A soldier from the Army's 82nd Airborne Division with the body of an Afghan insurgent killed while trying to plant a roadside bomb. The photo is one of 18 provided to The Times of U.S. soldiers posing with corpses.

U.S. Troops Posed With Body Parts Of Afghan Bombers -- L.A. Times

An American soldier says he released the photos to the Los Angeles Times to draw attention to the safety risk of a breakdown in leadership and discipline. The Army has started a criminal investigation.

The paratroopers had their assignment: Check out reports that Afghan police had recovered the mangled remains of an insurgent suicide bomber. Try to get iris scans and fingerprints for identification.

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Photos of U.S. soldiers posing with bodies of Afghan suicide bombers spark military investigation -- The Cutline
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US troops posed with Afghan remains in 2010: report -- AFP
Photos surface reportedly showing Army soldiers posing with corpses of suicide bombers in Afghanistan -- New York Daily News
U.S. troops pose with suspected Afghan bombers' bodies -- CNN
New Photos Show US Soldiers Posing with Afghan Insurgent Remains -- Voice of America
Report: U.S. Soldiers Posed with Limbs of Dead Afghan Insurgents -- Atlantic Wire

NATO commander denounces troops posing with dead Afghan bombers -- L.A. Times
U.S. Military Condemns Photos of Army Personnel -- Wall Street Journal
US condemns troops for posing with Afghan remains -- AFP
ISAF Condemns Photos of US Troops Posing With Body Parts -- Military.com
US condemns troops who allegedly posed with dead suicide bombers in Afghanistan -- MSNBC