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March 14th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda “The US take this as seriously as if it were our own citizens and our children, who were killed,” the DPA quoted Obama as saying on Tuesday.
“We will follow the facts where ever they lead us,” Obama said, adding, “Anyone involved will be held fully accountable with the full force of the law.”
The US president also said that he had discussed the issue with the US Ambassador in Kabul, Ryan Crocker, and the commander of the international forces in Afghanistan.
The trooper caused the fatalities and injured several others on Sunday, opening fire on Afghan civilians inside their homes in the district of Panjwaii in Kandahar Province in the south.
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has said the perpetrator could face the death penalty “if convicted.”
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has condemned the bloodshed, calling it an unforgiveable act.
Civilian casualties in Afghanistan have been a major source of tension between Kabul and Washington.
The US-led invasion of Afghanistan was launched in 2001. The offensive removed the Taliban from power, but insecurity continues to rise across the country, despite the presence there of tens of thousands of US-led forces.
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