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September 9, 2010

US Soldiers Accused of Killing Afghans for Sport, Collecting Body Parts
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New details have emerged in the case against twelve US soldiers over the
killings of unarmed civilians in Afghanistan. Five of the soldiers are
accused of killing three Afghan men for sport and then collecting their
fingers as trophies. Seven other soldiers are charged with covering up
the killings and assaulting a new recruit who helped bring them to
light. The Afghans were killed after the soldiers allegedly decided to
form a "kill team" to carry out deadly attacks.



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