A global human rights group on Thursday asked the US to undertake a thorough and impartial investigation into new allegations of American forces’ complicity in the killings of 18 men in Afghanistan. Human Rights Watch (HRW) said an article published in Rolling Stone magazine contained new information that US personnel were implicated in the killings in the Nirkh district of central Maidan Wardak province in late 2012 and early 2013. In a statement, the Washington-based organization demanded US personnel who participated in or were otherwise responsible for the abuses should be criminally prosecuted. Several high-profile cases had resulted in convictions and substantial punishments, but many other serious incidents had resulted in minimal or no charges, or in disproportionately light punishments, the group regretted.
Posted on: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 11:16:02 +0000
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