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November 13, 2013

Afghan Gov't Abandons Wardak Probe over Reported U.S. Stonewalling 
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The Afghan government has reportedly abandoned a probe into the killings
of civilians after being refused access to the U.S. soldiers linked to
the crimes. The investigation centers around the disappearances of 17
men seized by U.S. forces in Wardak province. The bodies of 10 of the
victims were later found buried near a U.S. military base used by a unit
called "The A-Team." A recent report in Rolling Stone magazine said the
disappearances and killings could amount to some of the gravest war
crimes perpetrated by U.S. forces since the U.S.-led invasion in 2001.
According to Reuters, Afghan intelligence officers have stopped
investigating after the U.S. military denied a request to interview U.S.
Green Berets and their Afghan translators. Click here to see our
interview with Matthieu Aikins, author of the Rolling Stone article.

 

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