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A 7-year-old Afghan girl testified Sunday that she hid behind her father as he was shot and killed during a shooting rampage in southern Afghanistan that U.S. military prosecutors say was carried about by an American soldier.
The girl, identified as Robina, was one of a handful of Afghan children called to testify via satellite during an evidentiary hearing held at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, near Tacoma, Washington to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to support the military's case against Staff Sgt. Robert Bales.
Bales is charged with 16 counts of premeditated murder and six counts of attempted murder in the March 11 predawn attack on two villages in southern Afghanistan's Panjwai district.
Afghan anger kept U.S. agents from killing scene
The outcome of the Article 32 hearing will determine whether Bales, 39, can be court-martialed or could even face the death penalty.
Bales has not entered a plea in the case, though his attorneys have said he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and sustained a traumatic brain injury during a prior deployment to Iraq.
Robina and another child were called to testify by Bales' attorney, John Henry Brown, who appeared to try to establish discrepancies between their testimonies and those of survivors who took the stand a day earlier.
Robina recounted via satellite from a base in Kandahar province how in the early morning hours a gunman came into her family's compound near Camp Belambay, a small U.S. outpost.
Her father, she said, cursed when he was shot in the legs. Then he was shot in the throat and the chest, she said.
One of the bullets also hit her in the leg.
"I didn't realize I was shot until later," she said.
Stunned friends recall good deeds of suspect
Another 7-year-old testified she was wounded during the rampage, shot in the head by a man who she described as wearing tan pants and a black t-shirt.
Survivors who took the stand on Saturday described the shooter as an American wearing camouflage pants and a tan t-shirt.
Brown also questioned the testimony of an Army criminal investigator, who interviewed a victim's wife, who said two American soldiers broke into her home during the rampage.
Other witnesses have testified there was only one gunman, and the Army contends Bales acted alone.
Afghan villagers describe slaying's horror
The girl, identified as Robina, was one of a handful of Afghan children called to testify via satellite during an evidentiary hearing held at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, near Tacoma, Washington to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to support the military's case against Staff Sgt. Robert Bales.
Bales is charged with 16 counts of premeditated murder and six counts of attempted murder in the March 11 predawn attack on two villages in southern Afghanistan's Panjwai district.
Afghan anger kept U.S. agents from killing scene
The outcome of the Article 32 hearing will determine whether Bales, 39, can be court-martialed or could even face the death penalty.
Bales has not entered a plea in the case, though his attorneys have said he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and sustained a traumatic brain injury during a prior deployment to Iraq.
Robina and another child were called to testify by Bales' attorney, John Henry Brown, who appeared to try to establish discrepancies between their testimonies and those of survivors who took the stand a day earlier.
Robina recounted via satellite from a base in Kandahar province how in the early morning hours a gunman came into her family's compound near Camp Belambay, a small U.S. outpost.
Her father, she said, cursed when he was shot in the legs. Then he was shot in the throat and the chest, she said.
One of the bullets also hit her in the leg.
"I didn't realize I was shot until later," she said.
Stunned friends recall good deeds of suspect
Another 7-year-old testified she was wounded during the rampage, shot in the head by a man who she described as wearing tan pants and a black t-shirt.
Survivors who took the stand on Saturday described the shooter as an American wearing camouflage pants and a tan t-shirt.
Brown also questioned the testimony of an Army criminal investigator, who interviewed a victim's wife, who said two American soldiers broke into her home during the rampage.
Other witnesses have testified there was only one gunman, and the Army contends Bales acted alone.
Afghan villagers describe slaying's horror
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Wow, that is just sad
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This was way back in March.
What.
What.
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X42 wrote This was way back in March.This is not back in March. I just got it off CNN today :facepalm:
What.
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Garda wrote Funny how it's always the american soldiers that do stuff like this.
It really isnt for one, and for two what about when their army forces bomb us or their own people is it funny then because im having a real had time finding anything slightly funny about this.
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patrek wroteX42 wrote This was way back in March.This is not back in March. I just got it off CNN today :facepalm:
What.
Actually it was but, these new developments happened yesterday
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Garda wrote Funny how it's always the american soldiers that do stuff like this.
Jesus have some respect. As much as this is sad, and i pay my respects to the Afghan family, think about what this soldier was going through on the frontline. I'm not justifying what he did, but people MUST crack when they go out to war. I'm British and that comment is disgusting.
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Thats bullshit they were in a shooting rampage. he shouldnt have been charged for a single murder. If people were shooting and shit you dont know where its coming from you just have to make a guess hope for the best and he was just pretty much defending himself it also never stated if the girls father had a gun. the media makes the good guys sound like the bad guys and make it a whole lot worse than it seems dont be fed by this shit
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ManlyPenguins wrote Thats **** they were in a shooting rampage. he shouldnt have been charged for a single murder. If people were shooting and **** you dont know where its coming from you just have to make a guess hope for the best and he was just pretty much defending himself it also never stated if the girls father had a gun. the media makes the good guys sound like the bad guys and make it a whole lot worse than it seems dont be fed by this ****
I would make attacks on villages too.
"Bales is charged with 16 counts of premeditated murder and six counts of attempted murder in the March 11 predawn attack on two villages in southern Afghanistan's Panjwai district."
He was obviously severely wounded by Afghans that he had to make attacks to kill 16 people.
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You know, it's this kinda shit that makes me not want to go into the Airforce, just fly for the airlines. I personally think that it's COMPLETELY ridicoulous that we lead the world in Military spending, more than the next 25 countries combined. This wouldn't have happened if we weren't fighting FOR NO REASON. Obama is doing the right thing by pulling us out of there, but honestly, why are we even there now? I feel nothing but sorrow for this girl who now has to live with that. Just throw him in prison for life, and be done with it.
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