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March 11th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
The embassy also warned its citizens to brace for “anti-American feelings and
protests in coming days”.
The soldier left his base in Panjwayi district at around 3am and travelled to
the villages of Balandi and Alkozai, about 500 yards away.
US soldiers keep watch at the entrance of a military base near Alkozai
village following the shooting of Afghan civilians (AFP/Getty Images)
Once there he entered three houses and opened fire, killing 11 from a single
family in one house alone. Many of the bodies were also burned neighbours
said.
“No Taliban were here. No gunbattle was going on,” one woman from
Alkozai told Associated Press.
“We don’t know why this foreign soldier came and killed our innocent
family members. Either he was drunk or he was enjoying killing civilians.”
American military officials in Kabul denied reports from villagers that more
than one soldier had been involved in the attack.
A spokesman for the coalition said: “It was one US service member acting
alone. This was not part of any operation. He walked out of the compound and
fired on civilians, then returned to his compound and handed himself if.”
The shootings are latest in a series of public relations crises for the
coalition which have added to widespread resentment against presence of
foreign troops in the country.
As well as the burning of Koran’s at Bagram airfield this year, video was
released of United States Marines urinating on dead Taliban fighters. The
killing of civilians in airstrikes continues to weaken Afghan public support
for Mr Karzai’s international backers.
The Koran-burning protests have already set back aid efforts after hundreds of
foreign advisers were pulled from their jobs in Afghan ministries following
the shooting dead of two American officers in reprisal.
Western officials said it was unclear whether the Panjwayi killings would
prompt similar violence.
“We don’t know if they are going to get in their minibuses tomorrow after the
funerals and head for a huge demonstration in Kandahar.
“It depends a lot on what the local officials and mullahs say and whether they
use it to incite something.”
Both Nato and Washington tried to limit the damage with a series of condolence
statements and promises to investigate fully what had happened.
The American embassy in Kabul said: “We deplore any attack by a member of the
United States armed forces against innocent civilians, and denounce all
violence against civilians.”
“We assure the people of Afghanistan that the individual or individuals
responsible for this act will be identified and brought to
justice.”
Lt Gen Adrian Bradshaw, deputy commander of the coalition, added: “I cannot
explain the motivation behind such callous acts, but they were in no way
part of authorised [coalition] military activity.”
The Taliban posted a statement calling the killings “genocidal”.
It said: “The so-called American peace keepers have once again quenched their
thirst with the blood of innocent Afghan civilians in Kandahar province.”
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