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Afghan President Condemns U.S. 'Kill Team'

March 30, 2011

Afghan President Hamid Karzai spoke out publicly today for the first time about a rogue U.S. army unit accused of deliberately killing Afghan civilians for sport.

Karzai said he wants to ensure that ordinary Americans learn that "Afghans old and young [were] being oppressed in their name" by the alleged rogue "kill team" that is accused of murdering Afghan civilians and mutilating their corpses.

“Rolling Stone” magazine this week published a series of graphic images and a long story, including extensive details of allegations against the U.S. soldiers. Karzai, who says he read the article, described the report as "heart-rendering."

The U.S. military has apologized, while the Pentagon said the photographs were "in striking contrast to the standards and values of the United States Army."

Altogether a dozen U.S. soldiers are accused in connection with the killings.

compiled from agency reports

Source: http://www.rferl.org/content/karzai_kill_teams/3541569.html

Copyright (c) 2011. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington DC 20036.