American Soldier Detained In Killing Of Up To 16 Afghanistan Civilians

Submitted by Cheston Catalano

Civilian casualties have been a source of friction between the U.S. and the Karzai government.

An Afghan minister earlier told Reuters that a lone U.S. soldier had killed up to 16 people when he burst into homes in villages near his base in the middle of the night..

NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said it had detained one of its soldiers and that an investigation was under way. It said the soldier reportedly went to more than one village near his base.

“I cannot explain the motivation behind such callous acts, but they were in no way part of authorized ISAF military activity,” ISAF deputy commander Lt. Gen. Adrian Bradshaw said in the statement.

By: Cheston Catalano

Cheston Catalano is a Kentucky-based journalist whose work has been featured in the Chattanooga Times Free Press and the Clarksville Leaf Chronicle. He is a long-time contributor to Liberaland.