Afghan Civilian Murders
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"Murdered By Pakistan Military": Rashid Khan, Afghan Cricketers After Deadly Air Strike Kills 400 in Kabul
In one of the deadliest airstrikes on Afghanistan by Pakistan early Tuesday, at least 400 people were killed and over 250 injured in Kabul
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Policeman guns down three US citizens at Kabul hospital
An Afghan policeman opened fire at a Kabul hospital run by a US charity on Thursday, killing three Americans including a doctor, in the latest deadly attack targeting foreign civilians in the city.
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NDTV joins global Afghan Taliban boycott
NDTV is joining a global voluntary boycott by international media of the Afghan Taliban after they murdered nine innocent civilians including five and three-year-old children in Kabul.
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Afghan suspect blames US commandos for civilian murders
An Afghan accused of torturing and murdering civilians while working for US special forces denies the charges and says he followed American orders, according to a report obtained by AFP on Tuesday.
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US soldier to be charged with 17 Afghan murders
A US soldier will be charged with 17 counts of murder stemming from the killings of civilians in a rampage in southern Afghanistan, a US official said on Thursday.
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Taliban vow revenge for US soldier's rampage
Afghanistan's Taliban insurgents today vowed revenge against "sick minded American savages" for the weekend rampage by a US soldier who killed 16 villagers in their homes. The Taliban would "take revenge from the invaders and the savage murderers for every single martyr", they said in a statement on their website.
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US soldier convicted of killing Afghan civilians for sport
A military jury sentenced an Afghan war veteran to life in prison after the Army staff sergeant was convicted of murder, conspiracy and other charges in the deaths of civilians, in one of the most gruesome cases to emerge from the conflict.
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Drug use cited in the killings of 3 civilians
Members of an American Army unit consumed with drug use randomly chose Afghan civilians to kill and then failed to report the abuses out of fear they would suffer retaliation from their commander, according to testimony in military court here on Monday.
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CIA steps up drone attacks in Pakistan to thwart Taliban
The CIA has drastically increased its bombing campaign in the mountains of Pakistan in recent weeks, American officials said. The strikes are part of an effort by military and intelligence operatives to try to cripple the Taliban in a stronghold being used to plan attacks against American troops in Afghanistan. As part of its covert war in the regi...
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Soldier describes murder of Afghan 'for sport' in leaked tape
A leaked interrogation tape broadcast by ABC News on Monday.On Monday, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in western Washington, Specialist Jeremy N. Morlock, one of five American soldiers accused by Army investigators of taking part in the murders of three Afghan civilians this year, appeared at a hearing to determine the formal charges against hi...
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"Murdered By Pakistan Military": Rashid Khan, Afghan Cricketers After Deadly Air Strike Kills 400 in Kabul
In one of the deadliest airstrikes on Afghanistan by Pakistan early Tuesday, at least 400 people were killed and over 250 injured in Kabul
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Policeman guns down three US citizens at Kabul hospital
An Afghan policeman opened fire at a Kabul hospital run by a US charity on Thursday, killing three Americans including a doctor, in the latest deadly attack targeting foreign civilians in the city.
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NDTV joins global Afghan Taliban boycott
NDTV is joining a global voluntary boycott by international media of the Afghan Taliban after they murdered nine innocent civilians including five and three-year-old children in Kabul.
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Afghan suspect blames US commandos for civilian murders
An Afghan accused of torturing and murdering civilians while working for US special forces denies the charges and says he followed American orders, according to a report obtained by AFP on Tuesday.
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US soldier to be charged with 17 Afghan murders
A US soldier will be charged with 17 counts of murder stemming from the killings of civilians in a rampage in southern Afghanistan, a US official said on Thursday.
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Taliban vow revenge for US soldier's rampage
Afghanistan's Taliban insurgents today vowed revenge against "sick minded American savages" for the weekend rampage by a US soldier who killed 16 villagers in their homes. The Taliban would "take revenge from the invaders and the savage murderers for every single martyr", they said in a statement on their website.
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US soldier convicted of killing Afghan civilians for sport
A military jury sentenced an Afghan war veteran to life in prison after the Army staff sergeant was convicted of murder, conspiracy and other charges in the deaths of civilians, in one of the most gruesome cases to emerge from the conflict.
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Drug use cited in the killings of 3 civilians
Members of an American Army unit consumed with drug use randomly chose Afghan civilians to kill and then failed to report the abuses out of fear they would suffer retaliation from their commander, according to testimony in military court here on Monday.
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CIA steps up drone attacks in Pakistan to thwart Taliban
The CIA has drastically increased its bombing campaign in the mountains of Pakistan in recent weeks, American officials said. The strikes are part of an effort by military and intelligence operatives to try to cripple the Taliban in a stronghold being used to plan attacks against American troops in Afghanistan. As part of its covert war in the regi...
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Soldier describes murder of Afghan 'for sport' in leaked tape
A leaked interrogation tape broadcast by ABC News on Monday.On Monday, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in western Washington, Specialist Jeremy N. Morlock, one of five American soldiers accused by Army investigators of taking part in the murders of three Afghan civilians this year, appeared at a hearing to determine the formal charges against hi...
