The US Army said on Wednesday it will seek the death penalty against the soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers in a predawn rampage in March, a decision his lawyer called "totally irresponsible." ...
02:47 AM, Dec 20, 2012
Washington: US Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, accused of killing Afghan civilians in a shooting rampage in Kandahar province last week, will be charged with 17 counts of murder, a US official said on Thursday. Earlier accounts of the incident, which has damaged US-Afghan relations, had tallied 16 victims, including nine children and three women. Bales, a four-tour combat veteran, will also face other charges, including attempted murder, but the...
10:37 AM, Mar 23, 2012
Washington: US Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, accused of killing Afghan civilians including women and children in a shooting rampage in Kandahar province last week, will be charged with 17 counts of murder, a US official said on Thursday. Earlier accounts of the incident, which has damaged US-Afghan relations, had tallied 16 victims, including nine children and three women. Bales, 38, a four-tour combat veteran, is being held at military...
04:56 AM, Mar 23, 2012
