On the 11 day, Afghan officials say, a U.S. Army that be stationed in a village in Kandaha province killed 16 civilians, and wounded 5 civilians. The soldier has been in US military custody. Afghan presidential palace issued a statement expressing the strongest condemnation, think this is the act of murder.
The attack is former Taliban.
Kandaha province is located in southern Afghanistan, on Sunday, a U.S. soldier walking out of the Kandaha in the Panjwayi region barracks, came to a small village near, then it was witnessed villagers said, he attacked the three different houses, in the first house he to the indoor 11 shot bursts, in second homes to 4 people. The Panjwayi region was the base camp in Taliban, but the coalition in the past few years the successful eradication of the forces.
A villager said one of them was attacked houses belonging to the local tribal elders, there are still some villagers to be still suffering from the shock, the villagers Aminu said, we do not know why the soldiers to kill, he alone came to no conflict, no villagers tried to attack him.
Afghanistan sent a project group
According to some media reports, the soldier at 3 in the morning to leave the camp, and walk to the nearby village shot still sleeping civilians in afghanistan. Afterwards, the soldiers back to barracks to the United States military authorities. The shot soldier's name was not released, but supposedly diagnosed schizophrenia.
At present, the attacks have killed 16 people, injured 5 people, including women and children were among the dead, the death toll could rise further. According to some media reports, 17 people were killed. Kandaha governor Wei Sa strongly condemned the perpetrators, but he is still not confirmed death toll.
Provincial government spokesman Bill said, that is known to be in Alor Cozza and garland worship the two villages with deadly. The provincial government has sent the project team. On the day of the presidential statement, U.S. soldiers deliberately killed civilians in Afghanistan is the act of murder."
Military issued a statement expressing their regret
After the incident, NATO forces in Afghanistan, U.S. spokesman captain Brook Hof immediately issued a statement saying that" an American soldier arrested that day, he was charged in Kandaha province manufacture the murder of civilians. U.S. and Afghan authorities and an investigation into the incident, the relevant information will be announced external optional machine." The statement also stressed that, before the attack and no sign, this is uncontrollable sudden accident.
The statement also expressed to the families of the victims of compassion," this incident is very terrible, we kind of hurt Afghan friend event grief ... ... Attack may cause 4 to 6 civilians were wounded, the injured have been sent to these forces hospital."
After the shooting, the local people have gathered in the camp protested outside the United States Embassy in Afghanistan, has also issued a warning, proposal country people not to that area travel.
American media on the event reaction is strong, even called assault soldiers as "out of the beast".