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US Kills 16 Civilians in Afghanistan: Kabul Government

US Kills 16 Civilians in Afghanistan: Kabul Government
US Kills 16 Civilians in Afghanistan: Kabul Government

By Reuters

March 11, 2012 "Reuters" - - Western forces shot dead 16 civilians including nine children in southern Kandahar province on Sunday, Afghan officials said, in a rampage that witnesses said was carried out by American soldiers who were laughing and appeared drunk.

One Afghan father who said his children were killed in the shooting spree accused soldiers of later burning the bodies.

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