Afghan Killings: Troubled History of American Base

intro: A veteran American soldier has been accused of carrying out one of the most heinous crimes in the decade-long Afghan war: the apparently unprovoked systemic slaughter of 16 Afghan civilians, including women and children. Though the soldier's name has not been released, military officials said he is a 38-year-old staff sergeant based out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state. As authorities investigate the circumstances of the deaths, international attention has turned to...Full Story