A US soldier snapped and shot up 16 Afghans. Clearly being in a hostile environment and having had your friends killed by your supposed allies can make one have a mental breakdown. This appears to be the case with this soldier.
KABUL — An American soldier wandered outside his base in a remote southern Afghan village shortly before dawn Sunday and opened fire on civilians inside homes, killing at least 16, Afghan and U.S. officials said.
The attack marked perhaps the grisliest act by a U.S. soldier in the decade-long Afghan war and seemed all but certain to stoke anti-American anger in a crucial battleground as foreign troops start to thin out in the south. Afghan officials said women and children were among those killed in Panjwai district of Kandahar province, the birthplace of the Taliban movement.
The soldier’s impulsive act will now land him in jail and ruin his career.
Tags: Afghan War
