Kandahar massacre has provoked outrage from Afghan parliament

By Robert Whittaker

© The US Army

In the early hours of Sunday morning a US soldier broke into three homes in Panjwai district in Southern Afghanistan and killed 16 civilians including 9 children. A further five people were wounded.

US officials have announced that the suspected perpetrator, a 38-year-old staff sergeant, surrendered soon after the attacks and is currently being held. NATO has identified only one killer whilst some eye-witnesses claim that more soldiers were involved; President Hamid Karzai has sent a team to investigate.