KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, March 11 - A U.S. soldier was detained after 16 Afghan civilians, including nine children, were shot dead in what witnesses described on Sunday as a night-time massacre near a U.S. base in Afghanistan's violent south.
Sixteen Afghan Civilians Killed In Rogue U.s. Attack
Reuters: Top News, Reuters
Sun, 03/11/2012 - 5:31pm
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