Accused US Soldier Flown Out of Afghanistan to Kuwait

March 15, 2012 from Associated Press

Afghan lawmakers have expressed anger over the US decision to fly an American soldier accused of killing 16 civilians out of the country. US Defense Secretary Leon Pannetta has discussed the situation with Hamid Karzai, and the Afghan President has also said he wants all foreign troops out of villages and rural areas next year. Meanwhile, the Taliban has cut off talks with the US.

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Afghanistan

Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked sovereign state forming part of South Asia, Central Asia, and to some extent Western Asia. It has a population of around 30 million inhabiting an area of approximately 647,500 km², making it the 42nd ... Explore this topic

Panjwai shooting spree

The Panjwaye shooting spree occurred in the early morning of Sunday, 11 March 2012, when 16 civilians were killed and five wounded in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Some corpses were partially burned. The dead included 11 members from one family. A United States Army sergeant... Explore this topic

Afghanistan War

สงครามอัฟกานิสถาน เริ่มขึ้นเมื่อวันที่ 7 ตุลาคม พ.ศ. 2544 เมื่อกองทัพสหรัฐอเมริกา สหราชอาณาจักร ออสเตรเลียเครือจักรภพ และพันธมิตรฝ่ายเหนือเริ่มปฏิบัติการเสรีภาพยั่งยืน แรงขับสำคัญของการรุกรานมาจากวินาศกรรม 11 กันยายน พ.ศ. 2544 ต่อสหรัฐอเมริกา โดยมีเป้าหมายแถลงไว้ว่า เพื่อทำลาย... Explore this topic

Robert Bales

United States Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, age 38, is the primary suspect in the murder of 16 Afghan civilians on March 11, 2012 in the Panjwai District of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. He was taken into custody by US military authorities a... Explore this topic

Panjwai district

Panjwayi is a district in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. It is known as the birthplace of the Taliban. It is located about 35 kilometres west of Kandahar city. The district borders Helmand Province to the southwest, Maywand District to the west, Zharay District to the north, ... Explore this topic

US Army

The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services. The modern army has its roots in the C... Explore this topic

Hamid Karzai

Hamid Karzai GCMG is the 12th and current President of Afghanistan, taking office on 22 December 2001. He became a dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001. During the December 2001 International Conference on Afghanistan in Germany, Karza... Explore this topic

Leon Panetta

Leon Edward Panetta is an American politician, lawyer and professor. He served in the Barack Obama administration as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 2009 to 2011 and as Secretary of Defense from 2011 to 2013. An Italian-American Democrat, Panetta was a member ... Explore this topic

Kandahar Province

Kandahar / is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the southern part of the country next to Pakistan. It is surrounded by Helmand in the west, Uruzgan in the north and Zabul Province in the east. Its capital is the city of Kandahar, which is located on t... Explore this topic

US-Afghanistan relations

Afghanistan–United States relations can be traced to 1921 but the first contact between the two occurred further back in 1830s when the first recorded person from the United States was visiting Afghanistan. In the last decade, Afghan-American relations have become stronger tha... Explore this topic

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