An American soldier was sentenced on Friday to life in prison for the killing of 16 unarmed Afghan civilians.
Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales admitted to killing the villagers, mainly women and children, in two nighttime attacks on their family compounds in Kandahar in March 2012.
Prosecutor Lieutenant Colonel Jay Morse referred to Bales as a "cold blooded killer" and had "wiped out generations and ruined lives forever".
Afghan survivors of the attack however expressed disappointment that the penalty had fallen short of the death sentence.
See Reuters for full report.
Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales admitted to killing the villagers, mainly women and children, in two nighttime attacks on their family compounds in Kandahar in March 2012.
Prosecutor Lieutenant Colonel Jay Morse referred to Bales as a "cold blooded killer" and had "wiped out generations and ruined lives forever".
Afghan survivors of the attack however expressed disappointment that the penalty had fallen short of the death sentence.
See Reuters for full report.