Afghanistan: The machinations of the "Kill Teams"
They called themselves "Team Kill", murdered innocent people and made them pictures: The U.S. Army has for the misconduct of a group of their soldiers apologized, where the process is done soon. In Afghanistan, NATO now fears the protests, after pictures of the atrocities were related. ... more
21. March 2011, 17:38 clock
Afghanistan
A group of U.S. soldiers accused of killing as a "kill team" in Afghanistan systematically innocent. The perpetrator boasted of grisly photos - Der Spiegel has published some of them. An apology from the U.S. Army is to calm things down in Afghanistan now.
Kabul / Islamabad - U.S. and NATO expect strong reactions in Afghanistan to the publication of images of atrocities by U.S. soldiers documented. Three of the images of the mirror had shown in its latest issue.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton telephoned as far back with their Afghan counterparts, including U.S. security adviser held talks with his Afghan counterpart. The case threatens to strain the already difficult Afghan-American relationship - in a particularly sensitive time when Washington and Kabul are negotiating the terms of the permanent stationing of military U.S. bases in the country.
The U.S. Army, which is preparing military tribunals against twelve alleged participants in the crimes, apologized on Monday in a statement released in Washington. The images were "disgusting" and contrary to "the standards and values of the U.S. Army," it said in it. "We apologize for the suffering they cause photos."
The suspects belong to an obviously start from the errant group of U.S. soldiers, their processes because of several murder cases will soon be. "The proceedings before the military court speaks for itself," added the army. "The photos are in sharp contrast to the discipline, professionalism and respect for, the behavior of our soldiers in almost a decade characterized the operation."
In the NATO headquarters there is a fear now in the next few days, angry protests in Afghanistan and possible attacks on the NATO units. "The pictures are here in Afghanistan has enormous potential," said a NATO general SPIEGEL ONLINE. "Experience shows that it will take a few days, but then the public anger is boiling."
NATO is preparing, under the leadership of the U.S. Army was already out for about a hundred days ago. In dozens of high-level talks with their Afghan partners, the military tried to apply the same strategy as in the WikiLeaks revelations: They warned the parties concerned and prepared them for the expected release. This "strategic communication" are to harsh public reaction can be prevented.
USA preparing for violent protests in Afghanistan
Even the selection of the interviewer on the U.S. side documents how seriously Washington takes the matter. None other than Vice President Joe Biden said, according to information from SPIEGEL ONLINE on Saturday night with Afghan President Hamid Karzai about the case. Even the head of all NATO troops in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus sat down with Karzai. Karzai will say, according to a spokesman for the Afghan government, nor on the scandal - when he will do that, did not say the spokesman.
With the gesture of an apology and the promise of a clean legal education, the two, Karzai attempted to hold a public outburst.
Whether this will succeed is uncertain. On Tuesday, Karzai will turn to his people and talk about the transition of security responsibility to the Afghans. The leadership of Nato and the U.S. Embassy will stand beside him and shivering. It is true that in the prepared speech text none of the "kill team". But Karzai is considered unpredictable.
Is that a strong reaction and protest rallies have not yet occurred, observers see no signal for an all-clear. It lies on the holiday Nawroz that the reactions in Afghanistan to the killing of the civilians were still limited. A senior employee of the Foreign Ministry in Kabul and confidant of President Karzai, but said he expected violent confrontations with the U.S.. "I expect that this matter will be fully effective no earlier than tomorrow, when people come back to work. Many are still available on Monday," he told SPIEGEL ONLINE. The incidents were "too outrageous," as they would not draw protests. "The fact that it moves people, we see from the fact that it is being discussed now in the Internet," he said.
charged in neighboring Pakistan, whose relations with the Americas since weeks, we have registered the case as well. "We take note, but it is first and foremost a matter for the Afghan government to bring charges," said a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman in Islamabad. The dismissal of CIA employee Raymond Davis, shot the two men had in late January and was released on payment of blood money, and the increase of U.S. drone attacks in the west of the country has triggered angry protests across Pakistan.
"Then they mowed him"
Background of the rebellion are new details about a series of murders of innocent Afghans, a group alleged to have committed U.S. forces. One of the accused, Corporal Jeremy Morlock, 22, has now been three murders. The military tribunal against him begins this week. Twelve U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan who described themselves as "Kill Team", will soon put on trial.
The mirror had reconstructed in its current issue some of the atrocities and showed three previously unknown images. Among other things, to seeing how two of the alleged killers posing next to a corpse. If the victim is on 15 January 2010 in the village of La Mohammed Gul Kalay Afghans killed Mudin. The three images that the SPIEGEL published, only an infinitesimal part of thousands of photos, which circulated among soldiers. Many pictures are not publicly acceptable. The U.S. Army has ensured 4000 photos and keeps them under wraps. Many of them have taken the accused themselves.
The men are accused of killing civilians for no reason and pure blood lust. The murders they could therefore look like they were acting in self-defense. These are real scenarios have been developed, reported defendants.
In one of the bogus reference to the investigation files reconstructed events the "kill team" about an attack by an Afghan by the soldiers themselves set fire to a hand grenade to make it look as if they had been attacked before they killed the man. One of the participants, Adam Winfield, 21, had confided shortly after the murder on Facebook to his father: "They make it look as if the boy a grenade thrown at them, and then they mowed it," cited the Spiegel from the chat.
In a second incident, on 22 February 2010, and members of the "Kill Teams" another Afghan, Marach Agha, have foisted presumably an old Kalashnikov, before they shot him dead. On 2 May 2010 it was a third case in which apparently was once a hand grenade attack faked before Mullah Allah Dad was also killed by gunfire.
Other charges, because those who have to answer to the twelve men, corpse desecration, unlawful possession of dead body photos, drug abuse and assault against comrades.
With material from AFP / Staff: Yassin Musharbash, Shoib Najafizada
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton telephoned as far back with their Afghan counterparts, including U.S. security adviser held talks with his Afghan counterpart. The case threatens to strain the already difficult Afghan-American relationship - in a particularly sensitive time when Washington and Kabul are negotiating the terms of the permanent stationing of military U.S. bases in the country.
The U.S. Army, which is preparing military tribunals against twelve alleged participants in the crimes, apologized on Monday in a statement released in Washington. The images were "disgusting" and contrary to "the standards and values of the U.S. Army," it said in it. "We apologize for the suffering they cause photos."
The suspects belong to an obviously start from the errant group of U.S. soldiers, their processes because of several murder cases will soon be. "The proceedings before the military court speaks for itself," added the army. "The photos are in sharp contrast to the discipline, professionalism and respect for, the behavior of our soldiers in almost a decade characterized the operation."
In the NATO headquarters there is a fear now in the next few days, angry protests in Afghanistan and possible attacks on the NATO units. "The pictures are here in Afghanistan has enormous potential," said a NATO general SPIEGEL ONLINE. "Experience shows that it will take a few days, but then the public anger is boiling."
NATO is preparing, under the leadership of the U.S. Army was already out for about a hundred days ago. In dozens of high-level talks with their Afghan partners, the military tried to apply the same strategy as in the WikiLeaks revelations: They warned the parties concerned and prepared them for the expected release. This "strategic communication" are to harsh public reaction can be prevented.
USA preparing for violent protests in Afghanistan
Even the selection of the interviewer on the U.S. side documents how seriously Washington takes the matter. None other than Vice President Joe Biden said, according to information from SPIEGEL ONLINE on Saturday night with Afghan President Hamid Karzai about the case. Even the head of all NATO troops in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus sat down with Karzai. Karzai will say, according to a spokesman for the Afghan government, nor on the scandal - when he will do that, did not say the spokesman.
With the gesture of an apology and the promise of a clean legal education, the two, Karzai attempted to hold a public outburst.
Whether this will succeed is uncertain. On Tuesday, Karzai will turn to his people and talk about the transition of security responsibility to the Afghans. The leadership of Nato and the U.S. Embassy will stand beside him and shivering. It is true that in the prepared speech text none of the "kill team". But Karzai is considered unpredictable.
Is that a strong reaction and protest rallies have not yet occurred, observers see no signal for an all-clear. It lies on the holiday Nawroz that the reactions in Afghanistan to the killing of the civilians were still limited. A senior employee of the Foreign Ministry in Kabul and confidant of President Karzai, but said he expected violent confrontations with the U.S.. "I expect that this matter will be fully effective no earlier than tomorrow, when people come back to work. Many are still available on Monday," he told SPIEGEL ONLINE. The incidents were "too outrageous," as they would not draw protests. "The fact that it moves people, we see from the fact that it is being discussed now in the Internet," he said.
charged in neighboring Pakistan, whose relations with the Americas since weeks, we have registered the case as well. "We take note, but it is first and foremost a matter for the Afghan government to bring charges," said a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman in Islamabad. The dismissal of CIA employee Raymond Davis, shot the two men had in late January and was released on payment of blood money, and the increase of U.S. drone attacks in the west of the country has triggered angry protests across Pakistan.
"Then they mowed him"
Background of the rebellion are new details about a series of murders of innocent Afghans, a group alleged to have committed U.S. forces. One of the accused, Corporal Jeremy Morlock, 22, has now been three murders. The military tribunal against him begins this week. Twelve U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan who described themselves as "Kill Team", will soon put on trial.
The mirror had reconstructed in its current issue some of the atrocities and showed three previously unknown images. Among other things, to seeing how two of the alleged killers posing next to a corpse. If the victim is on 15 January 2010 in the village of La Mohammed Gul Kalay Afghans killed Mudin. The three images that the SPIEGEL published, only an infinitesimal part of thousands of photos, which circulated among soldiers. Many pictures are not publicly acceptable. The U.S. Army has ensured 4000 photos and keeps them under wraps. Many of them have taken the accused themselves.
The men are accused of killing civilians for no reason and pure blood lust. The murders they could therefore look like they were acting in self-defense. These are real scenarios have been developed, reported defendants.
In one of the bogus reference to the investigation files reconstructed events the "kill team" about an attack by an Afghan by the soldiers themselves set fire to a hand grenade to make it look as if they had been attacked before they killed the man. One of the participants, Adam Winfield, 21, had confided shortly after the murder on Facebook to his father: "They make it look as if the boy a grenade thrown at them, and then they mowed it," cited the Spiegel from the chat.
In a second incident, on 22 February 2010, and members of the "Kill Teams" another Afghan, Marach Agha, have foisted presumably an old Kalashnikov, before they shot him dead. On 2 May 2010 it was a third case in which apparently was once a hand grenade attack faked before Mullah Allah Dad was also killed by gunfire.
Other charges, because those who have to answer to the twelve men, corpse desecration, unlawful possession of dead body photos, drug abuse and assault against comrades.
With material from AFP / Staff: Yassin Musharbash, Shoib Najafizada
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