Photo Gallery The 'Kill Team' Scandal
Five US soldiers are facing charges of war crimes, suspected of deliberately killing Afghan civilians. The unfolding scandal threatens to harm America's image abroad and derail President Barack Obama's efforts to draw a line under the abuses of the Bush era.
Five US soldiers are facing charges of war crimes, suspected of deliberately killing Afghan civilians. This photo shows US Marines detaining a suspected Taliban in Helmand province.
News of such atrocities, committed by international troops who are supposed to be bringing stability and justice to Afghanistan, has a particularly serious effect in his country, says Nader Nadery of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission. Here, Afghan soldiers search civilians for weapons in Helmand province.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai (right) talks to General David Petraeus, the commander of US forces in Afghanistan: The unfolding scandal threatens to harm America's image abroad.
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